Rum cocktails
Clean or aged, rum is the spirit that built the classic tropical bar — all sugarcane sweetness with a backbone that ranges from barely-there in a Daiquiri to brooding and complex in a Zombie.
22 classic recipes from our canon that use rum — Rum sits in our spirits shelf.
Daiquiri
Rum, lime and sugar in perfect tension — deceptively simple, endlessly refreshing.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml white rum
- ◆20 ml lime juice
- ◆10 ml simple syrup
Mojito
Mint, lime and soda over rum — a Havana classic built for hot afternoons.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml white rum
- ◆20 ml lime juice
- ◆10 ml simple syrup
- ◆6 leaves mint
- ◆to top club soda
Piña Colada
Rum, pineapple and coconut, blended cold — a beach holiday in a glass.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml white rum
- ◆30 ml coconut cream
- ◆50 ml pineapple juice
Mai Tai
Two rums, orange, almond and lime — the tiki benchmark, not a fruit-punch slushie.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml white rum
- ◆15 ml triple sec
- ◆15 ml orgeat
- ◆30 ml lime juice
- ◆7 ml simple syrup
- ◆30 ml dark rum
Zombie
Three rums, falernum and citrus with a hidden kick — the most notorious tiki drink of them all.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml dark rum
- ◆45 ml white rum
- ◆30 ml spiced rum
- ◆20 ml lime juice
- ◆15 ml falernum
- ◆10 ml grapefruit juice
- ◆5 ml cinnamon syrup
- ◆5 ml grenadine
- ◆1 dash angostura bitters
- ◆6 drops absinthe
Long Island Iced Tea
Five spirits, lemon and a splash of cola — no tea, all trouble.
Ingredients
- ◆15 ml vodka
- ◆15 ml gin
- ◆15 ml white rum
- ◆15 ml tequila
- ◆15 ml triple sec
- ◆25 ml lemon juice
- ◆30 ml simple syrup
- ◆to top cola
Dark 'n' Stormy
Spicy ginger beer with a dark rum storm cloud floated on top.
Ingredients
- ◆100 ml ginger beer
- ◆60 ml dark rum
Old Cuban
A grown-up mojito — aged rum, mint and lime lengthened with Champagne and bitters.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml dark rum
- ◆22 ml lime juice
- ◆30 ml simple syrup
- ◆6 leaves mint
- ◆2 dashes angostura bitters
- ◆60 ml prosecco
Jungle Bird
Dark rum and Campari over pineapple and lime — bitter, tropical and unexpectedly sophisticated.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml dark rum
- ◆22 ml campari
- ◆45 ml pineapple juice
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆15 ml demerara syrup
Cuba Libre
Rum and cola with a real squeeze of lime — the difference from a rum-and-coke is the lime.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml white rum
- ◆120 ml cola
- ◆10 ml lime juice
Hemingway Special
A dry, grapefruit-and-maraschino daiquiri — supposedly the author's preferred, sugarless version.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml white rum
- ◆40 ml grapefruit juice
- ◆15 ml maraschino liqueur
- ◆15 ml lime juice
Between the Sheets
A Sidecar split between rum and cognac — boozy, citrusy and dangerously smooth.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml white rum
- ◆30 ml cognac
- ◆30 ml triple sec
- ◆20 ml lemon juice
Three Dots and a Dash
Aged and agricole rum with falernum, allspice and citrus — Morse code for 'victory'.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml white rum
- ◆15 ml dark rum
- ◆7 ml falernum
- ◆7 ml allspice dram
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆15 ml orange juice
- ◆15 ml honey syrup
- ◆2 dashes angostura bitters
Planter's Punch
Dark Jamaican rum, lime and cane sugar — the original rum punch, simple and strong.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml dark rum
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆30 ml demerara syrup
Illegal
Mezcal and overproof rum with falernum and lime — smoky, tart and built to bite.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml mezcal
- ◆15 ml white rum
- ◆15 ml falernum
- ◆1 bar spoon maraschino liqueur
- ◆22 ml lime juice
- ◆15 ml simple syrup
- ◆few drops egg white
Don's Special Daiquiri
A two-rum daiquiri with passion fruit and honey — Donn Beach's tiki take on the classic.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml dark rum
- ◆15 ml white rum
- ◆15 ml passion fruit syrup
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆15 ml honey syrup
IBA Tiki
A modern rum tiki with amaretto, passion fruit and pineapple over a slice of muddled ginger.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml white rum
- ◆30 ml dark rum
- ◆15 ml amaretto
- ◆5 ml frangelico
- ◆5 drops maraschino liqueur
- ◆30 ml passion fruit syrup
- ◆90 ml pineapple juice
- ◆30 ml lime juice
Mary Pickford
White rum, pineapple, maraschino and a touch of grenadine — a sweet Prohibition-era star.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml white rum
- ◆45 ml pineapple juice
- ◆7 ml maraschino liqueur
- ◆5 ml grenadine
Canchánchara
Cuban cane spirit with honey and lime — rustic, ancient and barely changed in centuries.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml white rum
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆15 ml honey syrup
Missionary's Downfall
A blended rum cooler with peach, mint and pineapple — bright, frozen and herbaceous.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml white rum
- ◆15 ml peach liqueur
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆30 ml honey syrup
- ◆10 leaves mint
- ◆4 chunks pineapple
Hurricane
Two rums, passion fruit and citrus — a potent New Orleans crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml dark rum
- ◆30 ml white rum
- ◆30 ml passion fruit syrup
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆30 ml orange juice
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