Rum Recipes

A handful of classics worth mixing at home.

Lemon and rum cocktail with rosemary garnish

Lemon & Rum Sour

  • 2 oz Demerara Gold
  • 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup
  • 1 egg white (optional)

Shake all ingredients hard with ice, strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice, and garnish with a sprig of rosemary.

Old fashioned rum cocktail with orange garnish

Demerara Old Fashioned

  • 2 oz Essequibo Dark
  • 1 sugar cube
  • 2 dashes aromatic bitters
  • Orange twist

Muddle the sugar cube with bitters, add rum and ice, stir until well chilled, and finish with an orange twist.

Bartender preparing a cocktail

Spiced Rum Manhattan

  • 2 oz Shell Beach Spiced
  • 1 oz sweet vermouth
  • 2 dashes bitters
  • Maraschino cherry

Stir all ingredients with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, and garnish with a cherry.

Rum glass with bottle in the background

Reserve On The Rocks

  • 2 oz Puncheon 21
  • Large ice cube
  • Splash of water (optional)

Sometimes the best recipe is no recipe. Pour over a single large cube and let it open up slowly.