10 best rum cocktails for cozy home gatherings and noisy parties

1. Pina colada

The taste of this national Puerto Rican drink can hardly be forgotten.

Ingredients

1½ cups ice
1/2 cup frozen pineapple, diced
60 ml pineapple juice;
60 ml coconut cream;
45 ml of light rum;
30 ml dark rum;
pineapple slices.

Preparation

Combine all ingredients with a blender until smooth. Pour into two harricane-style glasses and garnish with pineapple wedges.

By the way, you can serve the drink directly in the pineapple, after cutting out the pulp from it.

2. Daiquiri

A sour aperitif from Cuba.

Ingredients

60 ml of light rum;
30 ml lime juice;
15 ml sugar syrup;
ice.

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Shake until cooled and pour into cocktail glasses, strain through a sieve or strainer. Glasses must be pre-cooled.

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3. Mai Thai

Jamie Oliver's popular cocktail recipe.

Ingredients

ice cubes;
60 ml of light rum;
40 ml dark rum;
20 ml Cointreau;
10 ml lime juice;
60 ml pineapple juice;
60 ml orange juice;
4-5 drops of grenadine syrup.

Preparation

Put ice - there should be plenty of it - in a shaker and add the rest of the ingredients. Shake for 20 seconds. The contents should cool well.

It is recommended to serve the cocktail in short glasses. You can fill them in two ways:

Pour the contents into a glass along with the ice in the shaker.
Fill a container with new ice and use a sieve or strainer to strain the liquid so that the old ice remains in the shaker.

Garnish with a sprig of mint and a wedge of lime.

4. Mojito

There are so many varieties of this refreshing cocktail. Let's dwell on the classic: with mint, lime juice, soda and sugar.

Ingredients

6 fresh mint leaves;
30 ml sugar syrup;
30 ml fresh lime juice;
60 ml of light rum;
ice;
60 ml of soda.

Preparation

Place the mint in a shaker and shake gently. Add sugar syrup, lime juice, rum and ice. Shake well and pour into a tall highball glass. Pour soda into it and garnish with a sprig of mint.

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5. Cuba libre

This Cuban drink is one of the most popular cocktails in the world.

Ingredients

¹⁄₂ juice of fresh lime;
ice cubes;
60 ml of light rum;
120 ml of Coca-Cola.

Preparation

Add lime juice to a collins or highball glass. It is better to choose the first one: it is narrower and higher, so the soda will fizzle out more slowly.

For a richer citrus aroma, toss a wedge of lime into a glass, shake it and remove the lime - you will get some more flavor from the zest. Add ice cubes, rum and cola. Mix well.

6. Hot rum with butter and milk

Rum cocktails: Hot rum with butter and milk

This cocktail will warm you even on the coldest evening.

Ingredients

½ tablespoon butter, softened;
1 tablespoon brown sugar
½ tablespoon of powdered sugar;
1 glass of hot milk;
45 ml dark rum;
a pinch of cinnamon;
a pinch of nutmeg.

Preparation

Use a spoon to combine butter, sugar and powdered sugar in a mug. Add hot milk, rum and spices, stir well.

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7. Knickerbocker

A classic cocktail originally from 1800s New York. Thanks to the rich raspberry flavor, you won't even notice that there is alcohol in the drink.

Ingredients

ice;
45 ml of golden rum;
15 ml raspberry syrup;
1 teaspoon orange liqueur
15 ml lime or lemon juice.

Preparation

Put ice in a shaker, add the rest of the ingredients and shake well. Strain the cocktail through a sieve or strainer into a low, wide old fashion glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a wedge of lime or lemon and seasonal berries.

8. Hurricane

The strong New Orleans cocktail is a legend. Try to cook it yourself, it's not that hard.

Ingredients

60 ml of light rum;
60 ml dark rum;
30 ml lime juice;
30 ml orange juice;
60 ml passionfruit juice;
15 ml sugar syrup;
15 ml of grenadine syrup;
ice.

Preparation

Mix all ingredients in a shaker, add ice. Shake well. Strain through a sieve or strainer into a harricane glass filled with fresh ice.

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9. Zombies

The most complex and, perhaps, the most drunk cocktail in the collection. For those who are not afraid of the difficulties and the state of the zombie.

Ingredients

For Don’s Mix syrup:

3 cinnamon sticks;
1 cup of sugar;
1 glass of water;
freshly squeezed grapefruit juice.

For a cocktail:

45 ml Hawaiian rum;
45 ml Puerto Rican rum;
30 ml extra strong rum;
⅛ teaspoon of anise liqueur;
15 ml phalernum syrup;
15 ml Don’s Mix syrup;
1 teaspoon grenadine syrup
4-5 drops of angostura;
180 g of crushed ice;
a sprig of mint for decoration.

Preparation

Let's start with Don’s Mix syrup. Break up the cinnamon sticks, place them in a small saucepan or saucepan, add sugar and water and bring to a boil. The sugar should be completely dissolved. Keep on fire for about two minutes and shoot. Let cool for about a couple of hours. The resulting sugar syrup can be kept in the refrigerator for a month, so at your next party you don't have to bother waiting for it to cool down.

To get Don’s Mix, combine one part syrup with two parts grapefruit juice.

Now let's get down to the cocktail. Place all ingredients except ice in a blender and beat on high speed for no more than 5 seconds.

Pour into a glass and add ice. Use a tall and narrow zombie glass (taller and narrower than a collins). Garnish with a sprig of mint.

10. Grog

Do you remember that this is the favorite drink of the pirates?

Ingredients

60 ml dark rum;
15 ml lime juice;
1 teaspoon brown sugar
120 ml boiling water or hot black tea.
cloves and cardamom - optional;
slice of orange;
cinnamon stick.

Preparation

Combine rum, lime juice, sugar and boiling water or tea in a mug. For flavor, you can add cloves and cardamom. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and an orange wedge.