If you love rum, you’ll love these contemporary and innovative recipes.
No home bar is complete without some dark rum. When done right, the sugarcane spirit is smooth yet flavourful, inviting a soothing, warming sensation with every sip. Typically characterised by the comforting notes of vanilla and caramel, they make for a convenient nightcap served neat, on the rocks, or even splashed into your evening decaf.
Of course, the essential liquor also makes for excellent cocktails that liven up your repertoire. Sure you have classics like the dark ‘n’ stormy and a rum old fashioned, but why not try something new and spice up your evenings at home? Curated by award-winning NYC mixologist Ben Rojo, these four rum recipes are guaranteed to impress the guests at your next cocktail event, even if it’s just a party of one.
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1. Manila Vice
What it is: a frozen ode to the iconic show and a fruitful, Thai basil-imbued concoction.
Ingredients
- Don Papa 7yo Rum
- Pineapple
- Coconut Milk
- Coco-Muscovado Syrup
- Ice
- Strawberries
- Thai Basil
- Freeze-Dried Coffee
- Optional Garnish: Pineapple Leaves, Fresh Pineapple Wedge
How to make it
- In one blender, combine Don Papa, pineapple, coconut milk, and coco-muscovado syrup with ice and blend until frothy.
- In another blender, combine Don Papa 7yo, strawberries, coco-muscovado syrup, and eight leaves of Thai basil with ice and blend until frothy.
- Pour the pineapple mixture into a glass rimmed with freeze-dried coffee, then pour the strawberry mixture over in a distinct layer using the back of a spoon.
- Garnish with a fan of pineapple leaves and a wedge of fresh pineapple.
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