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Drinks Made With Rum

There are many drinks made with rum that are quite popular. Here is a list for the same, and recipes for some of the most popular ones.
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Rum is one of the most popular alcoholic drinks and it is made by fermenting sugar cane or molasses. It is an essential ingredient for many cocktail drinks like daiquiri and Mai Tai. It can be mixed with any kind of fruit juice to create a very distinct flavor and a unique mixed drink.
There are two types of rum; white and dark. White rum is mostly used in cocktails. Rum and coke, Chicago fizz, and piña colada are the standard drinks available in bars. But new drinks are being created by bartenders which requires mixing of many ingredients.

Mixed Drinks Made with Rum

Daiquiri

Cuba Libre

Mojito

Bacardi Cocktail

Caipirinha

Hurricane

Malibu Breeze

Watermelon Granita

Boston Sidecar

Cosmopolitan

Egg Nog

Yellow Bird

Night Cap

  • Mai Tai
  • Long Island Iced Tea
  • Planter's Punch
  • Jamaican Winter
  • Creole Splash
  • Orange Bomber
  • English Christmas Punch
  • Pirate Drink
  • Piña Colada
  • The Green Crush
  • Apricot Fizz
  • Piña Martineque
  • Limey
  • Tropical Itch
  • Blue Hawaiian
  • American Pie
  • Beach Buster
  • Devil's Poison
  • Sweet and Salty
  • Sleepy Hollow Fizz
  • Tom and Jerry
  • Lifesaver
  • Shark attack
  • Geisha Girl
  • Quicky
  • Island Cooler
  • Between the Sheets
  • Great white
  • Heatwave
  • Lucky Lady
  • Monkey Fizz
  • Nude Beach
  • Spice Night
  • Rum Yum
  • Zombie
  • Macua
  • Pirate's Float
  • Malibu Rum Rusher
  • Bahama Mama

Cocktail Recipes

Planter's Punch

Ingredients
  • White rum, 1 cup
  • Fresh orange juice, 1 cup
  • Pineapple juice, 1 cup
  • Sugar, 2 tbsp.
  • Fresh lime juice, 2 tbsp.
  • Bottle guava juice, 1 cup
  • Angostura bitters, ¼ tsp.
  • Cinnamon sticks, 2
  • Fresh pineapple slices, 4
Method
  • Combine the white rum, fresh orange juice, pineapple juice, lime juice, guava juice, sugar, and Angostura bitters in a pitcher.
  • Stir with a spoon until everything is dissolved. 
  • Serve in tall glasses chilled, garnished with a slice of pineapple.

Peach Mojito

Ingredients
  • Ripe peaches, 3 cups (chopped)
  • Lime juice, 1 cup (freshly squeezed)
  • Lime zest, 1 tbsp. (grated)
  • White rum, 2 cups
  • Club soda, 4 cups
  • Mint leaves, ½ cup
  • Crushed ice
Method
  • In a blender or a food processor, puree the peaches.
  • Press the pureed peach through a fine sieve and discard any chunky bits.
  • Combine the lemon zest, lime juice, sugar, and the mint leaves in a large pitcher and crush this mixture with a wooden spoon or ladle. 
  • Add the peach puree into this mixture along with the white rum.
  • Stir until all the sugar dissolves and then add in the club soda. 
  • Serve this delicious peach mojito in a tall glass with crushed ice and garnish with a sprig of mint.

Rum Punch

Ingredients
  • Dark rum, 1½ cup
  • Mango juice, 4 cups
  • Pineapple juice, 3 cups
  • Grenadine, ¼ cup
  • Water, ½ cup
  • Sugar, ½ cup
  • Fresh lime juice, ½ cup
  • Club soda, 3 cups
Method
  • In a small saucepan, combine ½ cup of water with sugar and heat it at a low flame. 
  • Stir until all the sugar dissolves into the water. 
  • Remove from heat and transfer the sugar syrup into a small bowl and leave it to chill.
  • In a pitcher mix the mango juice, rum, pineapple juice, fresh lime juice, and grenadine syrup along with the chilled sugar syrup.
  • Stir in the club soda and serve in tall glasses with crushed ice.

Watermelon Cooler

Ingredients
  • Watermelon, 8 cups (chopped, seeds removed)
  • Fresh lime juice, 1 cup
  • Rum, 1 cup
  • Vodka, ½ cup
  • Salt, ½ tsp.
  • Water, ½ cup
  • Sugar, ½ cup
Method
  • Blend the watermelon in a blender and process until it is smooth. 
  • Strain it through a sieve and discard the solids. 
  • Place the pureed watermelon in a big pitcher and add lime juice, water, sugar, rum, vodka, and salt. 
  • Mix all the ingredients thoroughly and serve it with crushed ice.
Rum is an incredibly versatile alcohol and it can be used to make many tasty and refreshing drinks. If you have all the ingredients, you can throw a party at home and make some great rum mixed drinks for your guests.