If you came to this article expecting to learn how to make a "Rum and Coke," then you've come to the wrong place...and you're not the sharpest tool in the shed (two ounces rum, five ounces coke). If you came here to learn how to make some rum cocktails that you normally wouldn't know how to make by hearing the name then read on. Note: all the recipes below make six servings.
Mai Tai
You will need:
- 6 tablespoons light rum
- 3 tablespoons dark rum
- 3 tablespoons 151 proof rum
- 3 tablespoons orange curacao
- 3 tablespoons almond flavored syrup
- 3 tablespoons simple syrup
- 2 limes
- 2 cups of orange juice
This particular drink is easy to make, just hard to get all the ingredients. In a large jar or drink cooler mix all the ingredients but the limes. Juice the limes and add the liquid into the jar. Serve in eight to 12 ounce glasses with ice.
Cuba Libre
Harder to pronounce than to make this drink is your classic "Rum and Coke" with a twist. You will need:
- 24 ice cubes
- 2 cups rum
- 4 cups cola
- 1 cup fresh lime juice
Begin by filling a 12 ounce glass with ice cubes, then add the rum and cola you mixed before. Add lime juice to taste.
Mojito
This particular drink is also not pronounced phonetically (pronounced mo - he - to) but it is harder to make than the "Cuba Libre." If you're expecting Hemingway over or if you want a refreshing drink on a hot summers day, this is the drink for you.
You will need:
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- 3 juiced limes
- 6 sprigs of fresh crushed mint
- 3 cups crushed ice
- 2 cups white rum
- 3 cups carbonated water
- 6 sprigs fresh garnished mint
In a highball glass stir together the confectioners' sugar and lime juice. Bruise the mint leaves and drop into glass. Fill glass with crushed ice and pour in 1/3 cup of rum. Pour in the carbonated water to fill the glass and add a mint leaf for garnish.
Frozen Lime Daiquiri
You will need:
- 1 can of frozen limeade concentrate
- 12 fluid ounces of rum
- 1 tray of ice cubes
- 1 blender
To make the drink combine everything into the blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.
Pina Colada
You will need:
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 2 cups pineapple juice
- 1 cup rum
- 7 tablespoons white sugar
- 12 ice cubes
- 1 blender
To make the drink combine everything into the blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.
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