With so much tropical weather coming to the UK, we can all agree, this is rum sipping season, without the tropical beach of course, but when you have great rum cocktails like these, just close your eyes and choose one of these 10 rum recipes to get yourself in a tropical fantasy lol
RECIPES BELOW
RUM MULE
2 oz (60 ml) light rum
4 oz (120 ml) ginger beer
CANCHANCHARA
2 oz (60 ml) light rum
0.66 oz (20 ml) honey syrup, 3:1
0.5 oz (15 ml) lime juice
DAIQUIRI
2 oz (60 ml) light rum
0.66 oz (20 ml) lime juice
0.33 oz (10 ml) rich syrup
MOJITO
2 oz (60 ml) light rum
1 oz (30 ml) lime juice
0.5 oz (15 ml) rich syrup
10-12 mint leaves
Splash of soda water
PINA COLADA
View recipe: https://www.bacardi.com/rum-cocktails…
2 oz (60 ml) light rum
1.5 oz (45 ml) coconut water
1 oz (30 ml) pineapple juice
3-4 chunks pineapple
2 tsp caster sugar
CAIPIRISSIMA
2 tsp white sugar
1 whole lime
2 oz (60 ml) light rum
CARIBENO
2 oz (60 ml) light rum
4 oz (120 ml) coconut water
0.25 oz (7.5 ml) lime juice
0.25 oz (7.5 ml) Demerara syrup
CUCUMBER COLLINS
Cucumber Collins
Cucumber, muddled
2 oz (60 ml) light rum
0.75 oz (22.5 ml) lemon juice
0.5 oz (15 ml) simple syrup
2 oz (60 ml) soda water
CABLE CAR
Cinnamon sugar, rim
1.5 oz (45 ml) light rum
1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
0.75 oz (22.5 ml) spiced orange oleo
COQUITO (Yields approx. 1L)
300 evaporated milk
300 cream of coconut
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cinnamon stick
1.5 tsp nutmeg
1 star anise
1 cloves
330 puerto rican rum
DAIQUIRI TEST
Make 3 Daiquiris side by side and compare to find out your ideal balance of sweet and sour within cocktails
Daiquiri 1 (my favourite)
2 oz rum, 2/3 oz lime juice, 1/2 oz simple syrup
Daiquiri 2 (sweeter)
2 oz rum, 3/4 oz lime juice, 3/4 oz simple syrup
Daiquiri 3 (more sour)
2 oz rum, 7/8 oz lime juice, 3/4 oz simple syrup
SPICED ORANGE SYRUP
1. Peel orange and weigh
2. Add weight in sugar
3. Leave 12+ hours to extract oils
4. Add vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg
courtesy: steve the bar tender