Our Favorite Easy Rum Cocktails
PUNCH
APRIL 24, 2024
The 18 best easy rum cocktail recipes, from Daiquiri variations to tiki classics like the Mai Tai to tropical highballs and more.
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PUNCH
APRIL 24, 2024
The 18 best easy rum cocktail recipes, from Daiquiri variations to tiki classics like the Mai Tai to tropical highballs and more.
VinePair
JUNE 20, 2024
Enter: the Highball. Typically consisting of a spirit, soda, and ice, Highballs don’t require much effort, which is ideal when there’s already sweat rolling down your neck. When it comes to the Highball, the world is your oyster. Keep reading to discover the 18 best Highballs to help beat the heat.
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Good Spirits News
JULY 14, 2024
The new Lime Rum expression is itself a variation on the brand’s long-running Key Lime Rum Cream. The component rums used to make Blue Chair Bay are aged up to 15 months in bourbon barrels. GSN’s Remarks: Lime is apparent on the nose with a light rum scent.
Chilled Magazine
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
New Grove white rum 6 mint leaves (plus extra for garnish) 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 lime (cut into wedges) 1 can chilled club soda Preparation: Muddle mint, combine ingredients in highball glass filled with ice. Gabriel Boudier Green Melon Liqueur 1 oz. Gabriel Boudier Lime Leaf Liqueur 2 oz. Top with club soda.
Chilled Magazine
AUGUST 6, 2024
Pour into highball glass. Rum Kokomo Mai Tai Ingredients 1 oz. Club Kokomo Artisanal White Rum 1 oz. Club Kokomo Barrel Finished Rum 1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice 18 oz. Strawberry Simple Syrup* Preparation Combine Sagamore Rye Whiskey, lemon juice, and strawberry simple syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake to combine.
Moody Mixologist
JUNE 1, 2023
Mixing up rum-based cocktails at home doesn’t have to be complicated. There are a lot of mixers that go well with both light and dark rums, making it possible to have a great drink with as little as two or three ingredients! Types of rum cocktails There are several different categories of rum cocktails to choose from.
Imbibe Magazine
JUNE 19, 2024
Sip on the Sassenach made with Japanese whisky, passion fruit, vermouth, and lemon and the Green Cap with rum, génépy, California kiwi, lime, and foam. But once inside, you know immediately that you’re in the right place with its shelves of rum bottles, raffia and rattan decor, and low-hanging blowfish.
Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Tonic Water Preparation Add ice into highball or balloon glass. Photo by Tucker + Hossler Photography Rum , Sparkling Wine Sammy’s Love Potion #55 by Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum Ingredients 1 oz. Sammy’s Beach Bar Red Head Rum, divided 4 oz. Champagne, chilled Preparation Add half the rum to a chilled champagne flute.
Chilled Magazine
APRIL 1, 2024
Liqueur , Rum Barceló Mai-Tai Ingredients ½ oz. Made with sweet brown sugar that discovers the underlying notes of cane sugar found in the fermenting process of Ron Barcelo rum, this cocktail is sure to offer a supreme balance of sweet and spicy. Rum Barceló Mojito Ingredients 2 oz. Curaçao 2 oz. Barceló Añejo ½ oz.
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 16, 2024
This tropical winter highball highlights the remarkable whisky, speaks to winter-fruit seasonality, and offers a bit of escapism. Rum , Scotch Rhapsody In Gold Ingredients 1 3/4 oz Johnnie Walker Blue Label 1/4 oz Zacapa No. Rum , Scotch Rhapsody In Gold Ingredients 1 3/4 oz Johnnie Walker Blue Label 1/4 oz Zacapa No.
VinePair
AUGUST 28, 2024
The easiest cocktails to master, according to bartenders: Manhattan Cuba Libre Moscow Mule Daiquiri Vodka Martini Old Fashioned Whiskey Highball Honeysuckle Negroni Vodka Soda “The easiest drink to master, from my perspective, is the classic Manhattan. Karynn Brown, bartender, Amor y Amargo , NYC “I would have to say the Whiskey Highball.
Imbibe Magazine
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Beverage manager and award-winning mixologist Devender Sehgal and the skilled bar team craft sophisticated, Japanese-infused cocktails with a focus on shochu, such as the seasonal Cheek to Cheek, a Painkiller-inspired cocktail with Okinawan pineapple, rum, Kumamoto rice shochu, and coconut cream. 10 slot in Asia’s 50 Best Bars.
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 28, 2024
Liqueur , Rum Caramel Surprise Ingredients 1 oz. Shake and strain into a chocolate syrup-rimmed highball glass with ice. Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, NJ has joined in on the fun, but with a twist! Below are 3 fun Girl Scout Cookie-inspired cocktails. Godiva Liqueur 1.5 Caramel Vodka 1.5 Malibu 1 oz.
Chilled Magazine
JULY 8, 2024
The menu, thoughtfully organized into three distinct sections – Highballs, Shaken, and Stirred – offers simplicity without sacrificing variety, ensuring there’s something to suit every palate. Dark Rum 1 oz. Amber Rum ½ oz. Tempus Fugit Creme de Cacao Preparation Rocks glass over big rock ice. Dry Curacao 1 ¼ oz.
Chilled Magazine
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Photo by Las Californias Gin Gin , Liqueur Figueroa Street Highball Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Green Apple Cordial* 3 dashes Absinthe Topo Chico, to top Preparation Add all ingredients except Topo Chico in a highball glass, add ice, and top with Topo Chico. Photo by Ron Barcelo Rum Spiced Onyx Ingredients Black Tea Bag 1 oz.
Bar Magazine
JULY 25, 2024
This July, for the first time ever, Don Papa Rum brought their renowned Chefs & Shakers competition to the UK, challenging the nations top talented Chefs and Mixologists to create the awe-inspiring food and cocktail pairings using a plethora of Filipino ingredients, in addition to, of course, Don Papa Rum.
Imbibe Magazine
APRIL 16, 2024
“La Ruina’s cocktail menu highlights ‘revitalized’ staple cocktails made with specialty tequila, rum, wine, and mezcal.” The pan–Latin American offerings range from simple highballs like a Cuba Libre or sotol with house-made tepache, to classics like the El Presidente and a Piña Colada with a house rum blend.
Imbibe Magazine
JULY 1, 2024
This superpower gives it incredible versatility—whether in an indulgent dessert drink or a light, unfussy highball. It works well with everything from gin or agave to whiskey or rum.” white rum 3/4 oz. fresh lime juice 3/4 oz. coconut syrup 1/2 oz. passion fruit purée (such as Perfect Puree) 1/2 oz.
A Bar Above
JANUARY 5, 2024
Ingredients : 2 ounces Rum– Lyre’s non-alcoholic or DIY rum alternative base 0.75 Ingredients : 2 ounces Non-Alcoholic Rum Base (Lyre’s or DIY) 1 ounce Real Cream of Coconut 1.5 ounce Fresh Lime Juice 0.5 2) Add ice and shake until chilled, about 10 seconds, and then double strain into a coupe cocktail glass.
Imbibe Magazine
JULY 24, 2024
” The “Ain’t Woman Enough” is a refreshing mezcal highball referencing a Loretta Lynn song. “We use a teaspoon of Malibu [coconut rum] in it, and it really ties everything together in a cool, complex way,” Dennison says. So we made a blush pink melon Martini.”
Dry Atlas
AUGUST 7, 2024
Here are Sam’s current non-alc picks Aplós Calme This is a grassy, herbal, complex functional botanical spirit that goes incredibly well in refreshing citrus-based highballs. Ritual Zero Proof Rum Alternative This is my Swiss army knife of non-alcoholic spirit alternatives.
Cheers
AUGUST 21, 2024
Strain all contents into a highball over fresh ice. Print Lady Day Course Drinks Keyword coconut, mango, rum, Simple syrup Ingredients 2 oz. Rum 1 cup Mango chunks 1 oz. Shake vigorously and quickly. Open the shaker and add club soda. Notes The mixologists at Espolón created this recipe.
Casual Mixologist
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
While a traditional mojito is made with mint, lime, rum, sugar, and sparkling water, this cocktail recipe adds coconut milk for a smoother texture and tropical taste! White rum 2 oz. Add rum, coconut milk, and ice to the cocktail shaker and shake thoroughly. Or just remove the alcohol and you have a refreshing mocktail!
Australian Bartender
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
1: Caterpillar Downfall 45ml White Rum 20ml Peach Liqueur 10ml Salted Manuka Honey Cardamom Syrup* 45ml Pineapple Puree 15ml Lime Juice 15 leaves Mint Batch rum, liqueur & syrup. FIG LEAF RUM – Dry fig leaves infused with Pampero Blanco overnight in a vacuum bag. Add Ascorbic acid and pectin to the watermelon juice.
Cheers
JUNE 26, 2024
Print Red, White, and Bleu Course Drinks Keyword Alize Blue Passion, coconut rum, pineapple, vodka Ingredients 1 oz. Coconut rum Splash of pineapple juice Instructions Combine all ingredients. Pour into a highball glass filled with ice. Bushwacker Rum Cream 2 oz.
PubClub
APRIL 29, 2024
By the way, if you’re wondering exactly what is a Mint Juelp, it’s basically a mojito with bourbon instead of rum. Bourbon whiskey • 2 teaspoons Water • 4 Mint leaves In a highball glass gently muddle the mint, sugar and water. Serve on the rocks; poured over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a mint sprig.
PubClub
AUGUST 14, 2024
12 Humpday Highball features select aperitivo, Montenegro, pomegranate, lemon, orange bitters, and topo chico. $12 Party i ncludes house rum, Montenegro, vanilla orgeat, orange-pina cordial, and cinnamon sugar. $10 12 Grove St. 10 Rosa Rizz mixes up tequila, lo-fi gentian, amaro, Montenegro, lime, watermelon, and cantaloupe. $12
Bartender.com
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Look for categories of FROZEN RUMMYS, STIRRED and TIKI, classic and imaginative HIGHBALLS, as well as the irresistible COCKTAILS FOR FOUR that look back to the legendary Trader Vic’s from days gone by. White Rum 1 oz. GIN RUMMY offers several NO BOOZE options for the sober crowd or designated driver. Lime juice ¾ oz.
Barina Craft
JANUARY 25, 2024
New England Patriots: New England Highball - when it comes to cocktails, what’s better than a highball while watching football? Cleveland Browns: Brown Cocktail - equal parts gin, light or dark rum and dry vermouth. Oakland Raider Cocktail - a black rum and cola mixed with a shot of silver tequila over ice.
Drinkhacker
MAY 17, 2024
Add ice to a highball glass. Mai Tai The story of the Mai Tai is the story of tiki, one of the most iconic drinks – if not the most iconic drink – to come out of ‘40s rum culture. We make it here with just four ingredients, though you’re free to jazz up the rum selection and use a combination of products if you want to get fancy.
VinePair
AUGUST 5, 2024
Bartenders have long toyed with the Mule’s component parts, subbing its vodka base for gin , Jamaican rum, Pimm’s , apple brandy , mezcal , or bourbon, and zhuzhing its flavor profile with everything from absinthe to raspberries, hibiscus, peach schnapps, and sarsaparilla. This doesn’t always spring from the minds of barkeeps, either.
Marketview Liquor Blog
JUNE 26, 2023
It combines the brightness of mint leaves, the tanginess of lime juice and the sweetness of sugar, all enhanced by the crispness of rum. Add 2 ounces of rum and ice, then top with club soda. Stir gently, garnish with a mint sprig and serve in a highball glass to enjoy its invigorating taste.
Marketview Liquor Blog
JUNE 26, 2023
It combines the brightness of mint leaves, the tanginess of lime juice and the sweetness of sugar, all enhanced by the crispness of rum. Add 2 ounces of rum and ice, then top with club soda. Stir gently, garnish with a mint sprig and serve in a highball glass to enjoy its invigorating taste.
Moody Mixologist
MAY 3, 2024
Some examples are: Pineapple Daiquiri The Daiquiri is a classic rum cocktail that combines rum, lime, and simple syrup. This one is especially good with a quality aged rum or even a rhum agricole. 2 oz white rum 3/4 oz pineapple syrup 3/4 oz lime juice Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and fill it 3/4 with ice.
VinePair
MAY 19, 2024
That said, Gosling’s Limited was able to trademark the world-famous Dark ‘n Stormy cocktail — a simple mix of Gosling’s Black Strap Rum and ginger beer — decades ago, and the company has made it a point to vehemently defend the name ever since. This I promise you.”
Australian Bartender
MARCH 17, 2024
William Schmidt’s ‘The Flowing Bowl’, which was published in 1892, included quite a few ice cream cocktails, including the brandy and rum-laced Glorious Fourth. William Schmidt’s ‘The Flowing Bowl’, which was published in 1892, included quite a few ice cream cocktails, including the brandy and rum-laced Glorious Fourth.
Australian Bartender
JULY 2, 2024
The Gabriel, available for $23, is a highball crafted with high ester rum and housemade strawberry shrub, offering a blend of funky, sweet, and sour flavours topped with soda.
Bar Magazine
JULY 4, 2024
a moreish spiced apple and ginger rum highball. – a candy cane topped peppermint Champagne tipple in a dainty flute; Fraa-jeel-aay! It must be Italian! a negroni-style drink infused with rosemary and juniper, alongside It’s because I’m green isn’t it? ,a
VinePair
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Created by iconic NYC bartender Audrey Saunders, the cocktail combines refreshing mint, rum, lime juice, and simple syrup and gets an herbaceous bump from Angostura bitters. While some recipes call for the cocktail to be served in a highball, we recommend sending your Air Mail out in a Champagne flute to stay true to its French roots.
Australian Bartender
JULY 7, 2024
The Gabriel, available for $23, is a highball crafted with high ester rum and housemade strawberry shrub, offering a blend of funky, sweet, and sour flavours topped with soda.
VinePair
JANUARY 17, 2024
Garret Richard: Extracts and Essences I first met Garret Richard as a guest at Slowly Shirley, the now shuttered subterranean West Village cocktail bar that showcased thoughtful cocktails and a well-curated rum selection. Briefly stir to combine.
Cheers
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Strain into a highball glass with ice. Print Candy Cane Crush Course Drinks Keyword amaro, Irish cream liqueur, Orange Curaçao, rum Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Aged rum infused with candy canes 1 oz. . Heavy cream 2 oz. New Riff KY Straight Bourbon 1 oz.
Moody Mixologist
JUNE 3, 2023
Also included in this category would be the Rum Buck (Dark ‘n Stormy). Because it’s made with sugarcane, it’s frequently thought of as a sub-category of rum, but it’s a bit different. In this way, it differs from rum, which is typically made from molasses or sugarcane by-products.
VinePair
DECEMBER 12, 2023
A Tropical Takeover Credit: shaiith – stock.adobe.com From banana-fied Negronis to rum Old Fashioneds, we’re expecting beloved tropical flavors to take center stage 2024. Don’t be surprised if you see a surprising number of pink highballs alongside all those Aperol Spritzes during your next eurotrip.
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