August 19th is National Rum Day, which means it’s time to bust out your best rum cocktails (as if you haven’t already been doing that all summer). If you’re looking for some fun, easy-to-make rum-based drinks for your celebration (or just your Saturday), check out the list below for some great recipes.
Classic Daiquiri
Ingredients:
2 oz. Don Papa rum
1 oz. lime juice
.5 oz. simple syrup
Directions: Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake vigorously and strain into serving glass. No garnish needed.
Sunset Tai
Ingredients:
2 oz. Endless Summer rum
3 oz. orange juice
1 oz. grenadine
juice of 1/2 lime
Directions: Shake all ingredients with ice and pour into a pint glass.
Papa Bird
Ingredients:
2 oz. Don Papa Rum
1/2 oz. Campari
1/2 oz. simple syrup
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1 oz. pineapple juice
Directions: In a mixing glass, combine all ingredients. Add ice & shake; pour fresh ice over Campari in a white wine serving glass and slowly strain (& layer) the mix into the serving glass (do not let the layers combine). Drip 3-5 drops of blue curacao on the inner sides of glass & immediately stir to create a blue top layer. (no garnish needed)
Cola Cabana
Ingredients:
2 oz. Endless Summer rum
6 oz. cola
8 mint leaves
juice of 1/2 lime
Directions: Muddle mint, lime and rum in a cup. Fill with ice, and pour cola over it all. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Bacolod Breeze
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. Don Papa Rum
3 tbsp. Nata de Coco (Coconut Jelly)
3 large ice cubes
Dash of Calamansi Juice
Directions: Fill glass to top with Guava Juice. It’s ideal to have a swizzle stick, one that either has a sharp end or a spoon, so that one can eat the nata de coco. Serve in a highball and add calamansi on the rim of the glass and mint leaves to serve as a garnish.
Berry It In The Sand
Ingredients:
2 oz. Endless Summer rum
4 blackberries
6 mint leaves
1 oz. simple syrup
juice of 1/2 lime
Club soda
Directions: Muddle all ingredients except club soda in a cup. Fill with ice, and top with club soda.