Tagged: rumdrinks

Daily Mix / Grapefruit Juice / Maraschino / Rum

Hemingway Daiquiri

The HEMINGWAY DAIQUIRI is known for reducing sweetness of the rum by adding the more bitter-tart element of grapefruit juice, cutting out all sugar or simple syrup additives, adding maraschino liqueur and doubling the rum. Bartenders have since added more...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Rum

Acapulco

The ACAPULCO is an extraordinarily refreshing light rum-based drink. It’s a cocktail offspring of the Daiquiri and Margarita, less the tequila. It can be mixed with fresh lime juice, but is actually even better with Rose’s bottled lime juice. Requirements:...

Bitters / Daily Mix / Grenadine / Rum

Planter’s Punch

The PLANTER’S PUNCH is the purest and simplest of the rum punches. It’s also likely the strongest, with 3 oz. of dark rum in each serving. Even without the addition of pineapple or orange juice — as in the Rum...

Amaretto / Daily Mix / Rum

Almond Cigar

The ALMOND CIGAR is an award-winning cocktail invented by one of the owners of a famous bar in Prague called Bugsy’s. I’d agree with the “award-winning” label on this rum drink. It’s a very good tart/sweet thirst-quenching drink and is...

Daily Mix / Grenadine / Pineapple Juice / Rum / Schnapps

Heatwave

A quick and easy summer cocktail to make is appropriately called the HEATWAVE. It’s also delicious, similar to a rum punch but with peach/pineapple flavoring instead of orange/pineapple flavoring. It cuts right to the chase by using a fuller-flavored dark...

Daily Mix / Fizzy Friday / Ginger Beer

Dark ‘n Stormy

The DARK AND STORMY was christened on the island of Bermuda by British naval officers just after WWI when their rum was mixed with ginger beer to combat seasickness. The drink was later trademarked by the Gosling company as the...

Daily Mix / Rum / Seasonal Sunday

Classic Daiquiri

It’s International Rum Day on Monday, August 16th! For the occasion, extend your weekend with the CLASSIC DAIQUIRI. It’s simple and balanced when high quality ingredients are used, not to be confused with the fruity frozen drink served poolside on...

Daily Mix / Rum / Vodka

Kahlua (and its possibilities)

Kahlua has so many useful drink variations that everyone should have a bottle in their household. Its arabica coffee and rum combination can be a perfect dessert substitute, a tasty compliment to a cigar, or an anytime coffee-flavored refresher. It’s...

Bitters / Daily Mix / Demerara / Rum

Rum Old-Fashioned

To the traditionalist, the Old-Fashioned is the classic worldwide drink going back more than a century and is whiskey based. But its recipe is also a guide that allows personalization and some opportunities that could be missed. The RUM OLD-FASHIONED...