World Rum Day with a delicious rum-based drink. There is a vast variety of cocktails available, from old standards to original concoctions. There is a drink for everyone, whether it's a sophisticated Dark and Stormy or a simple Rum Old-Fashioned. This unique occasion calls for a cocktail that takes advantage of the rich and nuanced flavours of rum blended with fresh fruits, herbs, and other components. Get some of your preferred rum, whip yourself some tasty drinks and raise a glass to the amazing world of rum!
Its time to celebrate with high spirits by indulging in some enticing Rum cocktails. Here are 4 easy-to-make cocktail options that you can try at home and spend a cozy evening while sipping these cocktails:
Hurricane
Ingredients
50ml 1965 Premium XXX Rum
50ml white rum
1 passion fruit
1 orange, juiced
1 lemon, juiced
50ml sugar syrup
2 tsp grenadine
Cocktail cherries & an orange slice to garnish
Method: Fill the cocktail shaker with ice. Scoop the flesh and seeds from the passion fruit and add to the shaker along with the orange and lemon juices, sugar syrup and grenadine. Shake it well and garnish with an orange slice coupled with cocktail cherries. Enjoy its pleasing taste and celebrate World Rum Day with a reviving spirit.
1965 Lemon Dash Rum Punch Recipe
Ingredients
1965 Spirit of Victory Lemon Dash Rum- ¾ cup (180ml)
Pineapple juice- 1 cup (250ml)
Orange juice- 1 cup (250ml)
Lemon juice- 30ml
Grenadine syrup
Orange, lemon or pineapple slices for garnishing
Maraschino cherries
Method: Pour pineapple juice, orange juice and fresh lemon juice into a pitcher. Mix it with 1965 Spirit of Victory Lemon Dash Rum and let the zesty & pulpy notes of fresh lemons in the rum work their magic. Refrigerate the pitcher. In a hurricane glass (or a highball glass) pour 1 tsp of grenadine syrup. It adds sweetness and colour to the drink. Fill up the glass with ice cubes and pour the punch mix from the pitcher. Garnish with slices of lemon, orange, or pineapple, and top it up with cherries. The spiciness from rum and refreshing notes from exotic lemons would surely inspirit your day.
Dark and Stormy
Ingredients
50ml 1965 Premium XXX Rum
25ml fresh lime juice
2 dashes of Angostura bitters
100ml chilled ginger beer
5ml sugar syrup (optional)
Method: Put all the ingredients in a Collins or Highball glass over lots of ice and stir gently. Garnish with a wedge of lime and you're all set to enjoy a rich, spiced flavoured rum cocktail with a citrusy touch. Wishing you all a high-spirited.
Rum Old-Fashioned
Ingredients:
50 ml 1965 Premium XXX Rum
Few dashes of orange bitters
1 tbs of sugar syrup
Ice
Strip of orange peel to garnish
Method: Put half the rum, the sugar syrup and bitters in a mixing glass. Add ice cubes and stir slowly until the outside of the glass feels cold. Add rest of the rum and a few more ice cubes, then stir gently. Garnish with the strip of orange peel and enjoy.