Fleur-de-lis
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Smith & Cross rum
- 1 1/2 oz pineapple juice
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- 4 dashes Dashfire Classic Creole Bitters
A Green Hour Original
Tag: rum
Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle
Ingredients:
- 2 oz white rum
- 3/4 oz Lime juice
- 3/4 oz Honey syrup
Instructions:
Shake all and strain into a chilled coupe.
Source: Death & Co
Queen’s Park Swizzle
Queen’s Park Swizzle
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Dark Rum
- 8 Mint leaves (+more for garnish)
- 3/4 oz Lime juice
- 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
- 5-8 dashes Angostura bitters
Instructions:
Lightly muddle mint in the base of a Collins glass. Add rum, lime, simple and stir. Top with finely crushed ice and stir. Top with more ice and add dashes of angostura on top. Garnish with a mint sprig.
Source: Around the World in 80 Cocktails
The Sun Also Rises
Ingredients
- 2 oz Light rum
- 1/2 oz Grapefruit juice
- 1/2 oz Maraschino liqueur
- 1 tsp Absinthe
Instructions
Shake all ingredients vigorously. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a grapefruit twist and Luxardo cherry.
Floridita
A spin on the classic daiquiri so delicious you won’t be able to resist a second!
Ingredients:
- 2 oz White Rum
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1/2 oz Fresh grapefruit juice
- 14 oz Luxardo maraschino liqueur
- 1 tsp simple syrup
Instructions:
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Source: The New York Times Book of Cocktails
Trident
This drink pays homage to the nominal birthplace of rum, Barbados.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Aged Rum
- 3/4 oz Sweet vermouth
- 1/2 oz Amaro of choice
- 2 dashes chocolate bitters
- Grapefruit peel for garnish
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients in a glass filled with ice. Strain into a double rocks glass. Garnish with a grapefruit peel.
Source: A Green Hour Original
Mai Tai
The queen of the tiki drinks! There are a million variations out there but here is ours:
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Aged rum
- 3/4 oz Lime juice
- 1/2 oz Orgeat syrup
- 1/2 oz Orange Curacao or Cointreau
Instructions:
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with your favorite citrus.
Source: Adapted from Smuggler’s Cove
Cobra’s Fang
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 oz Dark Rum
- 1 tsp Peach liqueur
- 2 dashes Absinthe
- 3/4 oz lime juice
- 3/4 oz orange juice
- 1 passionfruit
- 3 slices of ginger
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions:
Scoop out passionfruit pulp and muddle with ginger in a shaker. Add remaining ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into a tiki glass filled with crushed ice and top with a mint sprig!
Source: Adapted from Death & Co
Mojito
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Aged Rum
- 1 oz Fresh lime juice
- 3/4 oz simple syrup
- 2 drops Angostura bitters
- 6 mint leaves
- 1 mint bouquet for garnish
Instructions:
Gently muddle mint and simple syrup in a shaker. Add remaining ingredients and shake with a few ice cubes to mix well. Pour into an ice filled glass and garnish with a mint bouquet.
Source: Death & Co