by Lynne Colquhoun

Created on: January 28, 2009

Here are a few simple, tasty rum based cocktail recipes which can be enjoyed anywhere and any time of year. Enjoy!

Rum Bamboozle Cocktail

Ingredients Needed

2 oz dark rum

2 oz Jamaican rum

2 oz light rum

1 dash of bitter

1 dash of grenadine syrup

3 oz pineapple juice

1 slice of mango

1 oz coconut extract

Mixing Instructions

Pour a small amount of bitter over ice, strain, then add all the rum. Add the pineapple juice, coconut extract, dash of grenadine syrup, with a thin slice of mango for garnish. This tastes great and looks great served in a hurricane glass.

Rummy Jamaican Glow

Ingredients Needed

1 tsp Jamaican rum

1 oz gin

1 tbsp red wine

1 tbsp orange juice

Mixing Instructions

Shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass and enjoy.

Fruity Rum Cocktail

Ingredients Needed

1 1/2 oz gold rum

3 tsp lime juice

1 tbsp Jamaican dark rum

1 tbsp white rum

1 tbsp pineapple juice

1 tbsp papaya juice

1 1/2 tsp sugar syrup

1 tsp 151 proof rum

1 pineapple stick

1 pinch of powdered sugar

Mixing Instructions

Shake all ingredients (except the high proof rum) over ice, the pineapple stick and the sugar. Strain and add ice. Garnish with pineapple. Float the high proof rum on top and sprinkle a little sugar over the top. Heaven!

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