Thursday, August 16 is National Rum Day!
Get ready with a variety of features that run the gamut of inventive bartending, cocktail creation, and hospitality.
Both Ashley Thomas, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum Ambassador, and David Powell, Flor de Caña Ambassador, are at the ready with all things rum!
Check out the below rum cocktail recipes that are sure to keep you tipsy all National Rum Day long.
Cheers!
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Sailor Jerry Rum Runner
2 parts Sailor Jerry
1 part orange juice
1 part pineapple juice
1 part Blackberry Liqueur
Method:
Combine and shake. Pour over crushed ice and add a splash of grenadine
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Cantaloupe Colada
1.5 parts Sailor Jerry
3 small chunks of cantaloupe
3 small chunks of pineapple
.5 parts lemon juice
.75 parts coco Lopez
Method:
Add all ingredients in a blender and pour into hulled Cantaloupe.
Garnish – Cantaloupe slices, seasonal berries, and thing that makes your happy, that is of course the essence of tiki.
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Agua Colada
2 parts Flor de Caña 7 Year
1 part coconut water
.75 part pineapple juice
.5 part fresh squeezed orange juice
.5 part fresh lime juice
.5 part simple syrup
Method:
Pour all ingredients in a tall glass filled with ice. Stir briskly until well chilled. Top with grated nutmeg, garnish with a slice of pineapple.
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Macualita
2 parts Flor de Caña 7 Year
1 part guava juice
.5 part fresh squeezed lemon juice
.15 part Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
.15 part simple syrup
Dash of orange bitters
Method:
Shake all of the ingredients and strain over ice into a Collins glass. Garnish with thin orange slices.
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