Top Ten rum Drinks
The classic daiquiri is a drink that everyone should know and it is so easy to make, requiring just three ingredients, including your favorite rum. The classic daiquiri is a drink that everyone should know and it is so easy to make, requiring just three ingredients, including your favorite rum.
Considered Cuba's national drink, this lime and rum cocktail is a favorite with pirates, swashbucklers, and colorful characters in the Caribbean and beyond.
Popular within the sailing community, the dark 'n' stormy is also the national drink of Bermuda. The simple mixture of dark rum and ginger beer makes for a great cocktail in any weather.
Despite its reputation, the properly poured Rum & Coke is a surprisingly light drink because the cola and ice make up the most of the drink's volume. With an 80-proof rum, the 1:2 Rum & Coke weighs in at 12% ABV (24 proof) and the 1:3 is a little lighter at 9.5% ABV (19 proof).
Step 1, In a cocktail mixer full of ice, combine the spiced rum, coconut rum, grenadine, pineapple juice and orange juice. Shake vigorously and strain into glass full of ice.
The Hurricane is one of those iconic tropical cocktails that you should know and will never forget. It is a fun rum drink that is filled with fruit juices and is actually quite easy to make. The Hurricane became popular at Pat O'Briens bar in 1940's New Orleans.
Hot buttered rum is NOT a simple, easy-to-whip-up drink—this is one seriously complicated beverage. To make this holiday staple, you'll need rum, butter, hot water or cider, a sweetener, and various spices (usually cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves).
The Zombie is the mother of all freak drinks. It hearkens back to the late '30s, when Hollywood restaurateur Don the Beachcomber supposedly cooked it up as liquid CPR for some poor SOB experiencing death by hangover. In any case, it caught on, especially at the Hurricane Bar at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Planter's punch is a classic rum drink that first appeared in print in a 1908 edition of the New York Times. Like many other drinks, this has a disputed origin: One claim refers to the Planter's Hotel in St. Louis and another tells of a Jamaican planter's wife who concocted it to cool down the workers.
Combine rum, blue Curacao, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and 1 cup crushed ice in blender. Puree on high speed until smooth. Pour into chilled highball glass. Garnish with a slice of pineapple and a maraschino cherry.
long island iced tea Try the Captain's Long Island Iced Tea with spiced rum, vodka, tequila, gin, triple sec and sour mix. Check out more Captain Morgan spiced rum drink recipes.
Coquito meaning "Little Coconut" in Spanish is a traditional Christmas drink that originated in Puerto Rico. The coconut-based alcoholic beverage is similar to eggnog, hence it is sometimes called Puerto Rican Eggnog.
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The flaming volcano is a large tropical group cocktail made of rum, brandy, pineapple juice, orange juice, almond syrup, and sometimes other ingredients.
1 1/2 oz White Rum; 1/2 oz Simple syrup; 1 oz Lime juice; Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. 2. Bumbo. It’s at least somewhat healthy. Photo: Jeremy Noble / Flickr. Another oldie but goodie, the Bumbo is another surprisingly sweet, yet health-conscious cocktail created by pirates of yore.
Named after a Central American bird, this fruity, tropical sipper was named the national drink of Nicaragua. Find out what goes into a Macuá cocktail.
Gunfire (or gun-fire) is a British cocktail made of black tea and rum. It has its origins in the British Army and is also used as a name for early morning tea in the army.