Rum is a distilled spirit made from the byproduct of sugarcane which includes sugarcane juice and molasses, usually aged in oak barrels. The major production of rum is in the Caribbean and American Countries.
There is a myth that rum is a winter spirit, most of us are unaware of the fact that rum is the base for so many summer punches, classic cocktails, and swizzles. Bartenders across the globe are experimenting with rum in different styles and flavors. Here are a few rum classic cocktails you must try. Let us take a look at some of the best rum cocktails.
Daiquiri
A simple and sublime cocktail with a delicate blend of rum’s sweetness with the freshness of sugar and lime juice. Daiquiri is a classic rim-based cocktail crafted in the early 1900s in Cuba. Check out the simple easy to make Daiquiri recipe. It is arguably one of the best rum cocktails.
Modernista
Modernista is a vintage rum & gin-based cocktail with different strongly flavored ingredients such as Pernod anise and Arrack punch, it was titled as The Modern Maid Cocktail by Ted Haigh. Check out the recipe here.
Doctor Funk
Doctor Funk is a tiki tropical rum-based pre-prohibition era cocktail by Don Beach in the early 1950s, it is a complex combination of seal rum, absinthe, couple of syrup, and soda. Check out the full recipe here.
Cuban Liberal
Cuban Liberal is a classic rum-based cocktail, a combination of an old rum, sweet vermouth, and some bitter. This bittersweet vintage cocktail is easy to make at home check out the recipe here.
Canchanchara
Canchanchara is a vintage cocktail and Cuba’s oldest know drink from the colonial town of Trinidad. This rum-based 3 ingredient cocktail is quite simple and easy to make at home. Try out the Canchanchara recipe now.
Try out these easy rum cocktails next time whenever you have a bottle of rum.
