Tagged: rum

Jean Harlow cocktail

If ever there’s a quick two-ingredient cocktail to make in two minutes, it’s the JEAN HARLOW. I didn’t think I’d like sweet vermouth mixed with white rum. I would have thought dark, aged rum would mix better. But this is...

Malibu Rum w/ Coconut Liqueur

MALIBU RUM (original) is a coconut-flavored liqueur with some rum in it. Although it’s less than the 80 proof — which disqualifies it from being classified as a rum — it’s made from sugarcane molasses, like all rum, and flavored...

Colonial Drinking – 1776

Beer, cider, rum, wine, brandy and whiskey: Those were the main options to a group of people who craved their alcoholic beverages. And although they far out-drank us, largely because drinking beer or wine for dinner was much more preferred...

Pina Colada

The original PINA COLADA dates back more than half a century to San Juan, Puerto Rico and doesn’t require a blender or a lounge chair by a pool. It’s a tropical classic and still a summer hit, which requires light...

Classic Daiquiri

The DAIQUIRI has been given a bad rap since its Cuban inception 130 years ago. While it started as the granddad of rum cocktails, it’s associated more commonly with adult strawberry slushies on the back of restaurant menus and over-indulgent...