Instead of sipping on a boring well drink (looking at you, rum and coke!), try making one of these rum cocktail recipes. They’ll turn your party all the way up.
Bee Sting on the Lanai
Muddle a few blueberry and cucumber slices in a shaker. Add 1½ oz. Kōloa Reserve Aged Rum, 1 oz. lime juice, ½ oz. simple syrup, 1 oz. honey, and ice. Shake and strain over ice. Garnish with fresh blueberries and a cucumber ribbon.
Recipe from Kōloa Reserve Aged Rum
Sailor Jerry Pineapple Mojito
Muddle 4 pineapple pieces, 10 mint leaves, and 4 sugar cubes in the bottom of a shaker. Add ½ part lime juice, ice, and 1½ parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum. Pour into glass, and top with ice, lime, and mint.
Recipe created by Anthony Bohlinger of Sailor Jerry
Sunset in Manila
Add 1½ oz. Tanduay Rum, 1½ oz. pineapple juice, ½ oz. lime juice, and ¼ oz. grenadine to a Boston Shaker. Shake for about 30 seconds. Double strain into a Martini glass. Add drops of Peychauds bitters on top of the foam.
Recipe from Terrace on 7 in the Dominick Hotel
BACARDÍ Piña Colada
Add 1 part BACARDÍ Superior Rum, 1 part BACARDÍ Coconut Flavored Rum, 2 parts Monin Pina Colada Mix, and 1 part pineapple juice to a blender with ice. Blend until smooth and garnish with pineapple wedge.
Recipe from BACARDI
Morning on the Beach
Add 1 oz. passion-fruit juice (fresh juice with the seeds is best for added flavor), ½ oz. pineapple juice, 1½ oz. Kōloa White Rum, ½ oz. Kōloa Spice Rum, and 1/4 oz. Orgeat Top to a shaker. Strain over ice into a collins glass and top with champagne. Garnish with pineapple leaves and an umbrella.
Recipe from Kōloa Reserve Aged Rum
Mint to Be Majestic
Add a few mint leaves, ½ oz. simple syrup, ¾ oz. lime juice, 1 oz. Martinelli's apple juice, ½ oz. chareau, and 1½ oz. Bacardi white rum to a shaker and strain over ice into a collins glass with a mint bouquet.
Recipe from mixologist Gates Osuji at The Crown Rooftop at 50 Bowery
Sailor Jerry Catalina Wine Mixer
Add 2 parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, 2 parts red wine, and ½ part fresh lemon juice to a rocks-filled mixing glass. Shake vigorously. Pour into a wine glass. Top with soda and garnish with a lemon wedge.
Recipe created by Anthony Bohlinger of Sailor Jerry
Chronic Good Spirits
Add 1½ oz Russell’s Reserve 6yr Rye, ½ oz. Averna, ¼ oz. Malibu Rum, and ¼ oz. St George Nola Coffee Liqueur to a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with toasted coconut.
Recipe from mixologist Tommy Quimby at Virgin Hotels San Francisco, Rooftop Bar Everdene
El Classico
Mix 2 oz. Ron Barceló Gran Añejo Dark Series, ¾ oz. lime juice, 1/4 oz. coconut milk, and ¾ oz. sugar in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe glass.
Recipe from Barceló Rum.
Russian Rum Slinger
Pour 1½ oz. Kōloa Coconut Rum, 1½ oz. Kōloa Coffee Rum, and 1½ oz. coconut cream or half-and-half cream into an old-fashioned glass and stir. Garnish with a sugarcane stick.
Recipe from Kōloa Reserve Aged Rum
Twisted Negroni
Add 1 oz. Mount Gay XO Rum, 1 oz. Fino Sherry, and 1 oz. Aperitivo to a cocktail shaker. Stir and strain over big ice cube in an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange or lemon peel.
Recipe from Mount Gay XO Rum
Spiked Tea
Combine 2 oz. light rum, ½ bottle of Lipton Diet Green Tea with Watermelon, 1 oz. lime juice, and 1 mint spring in a glass filled with ice and stir.
Recipe from Lipton Iced Tea
Heaven on Earth
Add 2 parts RumHaven, 2 parts pineapple juice, and 2 parts club soda to an ice-filled collins glass. Stir together to combine and chill. Garnish with pineapple or mint.
Recipe from Rumhaven
Strawberry Rum Cooler
To make simple syrup, mix equal parts hot water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Muddle 1 strawberry in a cocktail shaker. Add 2 oz. Caliche Rum, 1 oz. lime juice, ¼ oz. simple syrup, and ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with a strawberry.
Recipe from Caliche Rum
Fijian Spiced Mango
Combine 1½ oz. Seven Tiki Spiced Rum, 1½ oz. The Perfect Purée Mango Puree, 1 oz. St. Germain Liqueur, and ¾ oz. fresh lime juice in a glass filled with ice. Stir and garnish with a mango slice and lime twist.
Recipe from Manny Hinojosa, mixologist
Fall Festivities
To make simple syrup, mix equal parts hot water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Combine 1¾ oz. Atlantico Rum, 1 oz. apple cider, ¾ oz. cranberry juice, ½ oz. lime juice, and ¾ oz. simple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a glass. Garnish with three cranberries.
Recipe from Atlantico Rum
Rum and Ginger
Combine 2 oz. Ron Abuelo Añejo, 4 oz. sparkling wine, and 2 oz. ginger ale in a glass filled with ice and stir.
Recipe from Ron Abuelo Rum
Lemon Rum Sipper
To make simple syrup, mix equal parts hot water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Combine 2 oz. Caliche Rum, ¼ oz. simple syrup, and ¾ oz. lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a glass filled with ice. Top with ginger beer.
Source: Caliche Rum
Dry Sharona
To make simple syrup, mix equal parts hot water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Muddle 4 raspberries in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, 2 oz. Brugal Extra Dry Rum, ½ oz. lemon juice, and ½ oz. simple syrup. Shake vigorously and strain into a glass filled with ice. Top with ginger beer.
Recipe from Kenneth McCoy, Ward III mixologist
Orange Coco Punch
Pour 2 oz. spiced rum and ¾ oz. coconut rum into a glass. Add a splash of pineapple juice and a splash of grenadine. Stir and top with orange juice. Garnish with an orange wedge.
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