We enjoy rum cocktails all year round, but many people do think of rum as a vacation-only or summer spirit. We guess that’s why August is National Rum Month and Aug. 16 is National Rum Day. But it’s as good a reason as any to hoist a rum cocktail or two as the summer winds down. Here are eight drink recipes that go beyond the basic Daiquiri or Mojito.
Manila Bay
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Kasama rum
- 1 oz. Pineapple sage-infused Aperol*
- 1 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
- 1 oz. Fresh lime juice
Instructions
- Shake all the ingredients with crushed ice.
- Pour the contents of the shaker into a glass.
- Garnish with dried citrus wheel.
Notes
Botanica Obscura
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Don Papa 7 rum
- ¾ oz. Lemon juice
- ¾ oz. Hibiscus syrup
- 1 Dash of Mole bitters
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add all ingredients.
- Add ice and shake.
- Strain into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with an edible flower.
Notes
Guava-Colada
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Santa Teresa 1796 rum
- ¾ oz. Lime Juice
- ¾ oz. Guava nectar/juice
- ¾ oz. Coco Lopez coconut cream
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in tin.
- Add ice and shake.
- Strain into Collins or Hurricane glass with crushed ice.
- Garnish with a burnt cinnamon stick and lime wheel
Notes
Hibiscus Parlour
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Ron Zacapa
- ½ oz. Dry vermouth
- ½ oz. Lemon juice
- ½ oz. Hibiscus syrup
- 1 oz. Aquafaba
Instructions
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Double strain off ice.
- Dry shake and transfer to coupe glass.
- Serve with line hibiscus dusting and pickled raspberry.
Notes
Blood Orange Rum Punch
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Barbancourt 3 Star rum
- 1 ½ oz. Pineapple juice
- 1 oz. Blood orange
- ½ oz. Lime juice
Instructions
- Combine ingredients and shake.
- Strain into highball glass with chipped ice.
- Garnish with a pineapple chunk.
Notes
Pedasi
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Ron Abuelo 7 Años
- ½ oz. Pimento Dram liqueur
- 1 ½ oz. Pineapple juice
- ½ oz. Fresh lime juice
- ¾ oz. Orgeat syrup
- 1 Dash chocolate bitters
Instructions
- Shake all ingredients.
- Simple strain into a tumbler over crushed ice.
- Garnish with a sprig of mint and freshly grated nutmeg.
Notes
Grapefruit Colada
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Koloa Gold rum
- 2 oz. Grapefruit juice
- 1 oz. Coconut water
- ½ oz. Orgeat
Instructions
- Add all ingredients together with ice.
- Shake until frothy and strain.
- Pour into a tall glass with ice cubes.
- Add two fresh slices of grapefruit.
- Garnish with a dehydrated grapefruit slice.