Celebrate National Rum Day With These Noteworthy Rums

Celebrate National Rum Day With These Noteworthy Rums

Rum is one of the most popular spirits consumed on the planet. After all, rum brings sunshine and good vibes. It is great for creating cocktails and is also wonderful sipping neat or on the rocks. The spirit industry is having an exciting 2017 with many new cocktail trends and revamps of traditional mixtures. Whether you plan on taking a cocktail class to celebrate National Rum Day, or hosting a summer soiree, here are a few rum-based brands to experience right now.

Case D’Aristi, this exotic and natural rum-based liqueur brand originated in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The Aristi family established it in 1935. They dedicated their lives to creating artisan spirits that uphold the manners of the Mayan people. Try these traditional rum cocktails with the Casa D’Aristi Kalani Rum:

Casa Colada

Celebrate National Rum Day With These Noteworthy Rums

Ingredients:

2 oz. Casa D’Aristi Kalani Rum
2 oz. Pineapple Juice
1 oz. Condensed Milk

Instructions:

Shake vigorously and pour over a balloon glass filled with ice. Decorate with a maraschino cherry on top.

Banana Daiquiri

Celebrate National Rum Day With These Noteworthy Rums

Ingredients:

2 oz. Casa D’Aristi Kalani Rum
½ oz. Limon
1 Banana
½ cup Coconut Milk
½ oz. Natural Syrup
3 cups Ice

Instructions:

Blend until smooth and pour into a martini glass and garnish with a few slices of banana.

Savîle Premium Rumtini -is a rum-based cocktail blended with rich, tropical fruit savors. It is all natural and gluten-free. The ready- to serve cocktail is Caribbean-inspired with unique elements of citrus and fruit and also works as the perfect mixer with champagne and tequila.

Celebrate National Rum Day With These Noteworthy Rums

Ingredients:

Try a Rumtini Dash- 3- 4 ounces of Savile

Instructions:

a dash of fresh lime juice, a dash of pomegranate liqueur on ice.

Ron Barceló is ranked the 4th largest exporter of rum in the world. The brand offers a variety of rums from the Dominican Republic including the Barceló cream, Blanco, Gran Anejo, and Imperial Premium blend. In honor of National Rum Day, the brand has created a new vibrant tasting cocktail, called Bright Lights, Big City that has the perfect balance of sweet and sour from the passion fruit puree with hints of citrus and pink pepper.

Celebrate National Rum Day With These Noteworthy Rums

Ingredients:

1.5 ounces Barceló Platinum

.75 lime juice

.25 pineapple

.5 simple syrup

.25 passion fruit purée

Pinch salt

Thin pineapple wheel

Instructions:

Rocks glass

Line glass with half-moon pine slice add ice

Shake and strain over and ice

Garnish: Thin pineapple wheel

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