The cocktails are famous as a specific type of mixed drink made from blending alcohol and fruit juices etc. but all drinks are not termed as cocktails. Cocktails are mostly known to comprise of different types of liquor that’s added with the various flavors like those of fruit juices, sauces, honey, milk, cream or spices. Cocktails originally were known to be made by mixed with gin and whiskey including rum and vodka at a more current time while the other ingredients are beer, brandy and tequila. The cocktails with rum are one of the most widely used cocktails by the alcohol consumers. There are varied recipes of cocktails with rum. The most famous recipe among the rum based cocktails is Daiquiri for which one has to take half filled with ice into a shaker and add one large shot of light rum (50ml) including 2 tbsp fresh lime juice with 1 tbsp sugar syrup. Once the ingredients are added you need to shake and strain into rocks glass that’s full of crushed ice. Lastly you need to garnish the drink with a lime to the edge of the glass.
Zombie being another famous rum cocktail drink invented by Don - The Beachcomber – Beach needs the ingredients like 2/3rd ice and one large shot of golden rum (50ml) with a small shot of 25ml dark rum. You can add apricot brandy by a small shot and small amount sugar syrup with a minimal shot of lime juice including pineapple juice in a large shot. Following the accumulation of the ingredients one needs to shake and strain the ingredients into a hurricane glass that’s having ice and then one can float a layer of 151 proof rum. Mai Tai is known to be one of the most sought after rum cocktail which was invented in 1944 by Bergeron (Trader Vic). One need to take a shaker that’s filled with ice up to 2/3rd of the glass and add a large shot of dark rum including a small shot of orange Curacao plus apricot brandy each with lime juice, orgeat syrup and sugar syrup by 2 dashes each and place 1 half of lime husk in an old fashioned glass which is chilled and has a topping of crushed ice. Lastly shake and strain the drink while garnishing the glass with a mint sprig.
Mojito being a highly popular drink due to its fresh flavor is known to be made by adding a few leaves of mint with either small amount of sugar syrup or may be a couple sugar cubes would do. These ingredients need to be mixed into a glass that’s old fashioned and then blend these ingredients and after this add golden rum by a large shot as you stir them. For flavoring go for top up with ice that’s crushed and for taste one can also add some soda water. Pina Colada is a version of the kitsch cocktail associated with the Hawaiian shirt brigade. For this cocktail one needs golden rum to be added by a large shot with a small shot of coconut milk including cream by less than a small shot with pineapple juice by a small shot with a small amount of ice. Mix and pour these ingredients in a hurricane glass as you garnish the drink with a pineapple slice. The other types of cocktails with rum are Planters Punch, Bacardi Cocktail, Bay Breeze, Hot Buttered Rum, and Chocolate Cocktail. Know more about the cocktails with rum as cocktailshub.com offers information about the types of cocktails. |