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4 Rum Cocktail Recipes, from the Old Cuban to a Dark Rum Mojito

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An Old Cuban is 2 oz aged rum, 1 1/4 oz lime juice, 1 oz simple syrup, 2 dashes bitters and 4 mint leaves, shaken with ice, strained into a chilled cocktail glass and topped with 2 1/2 oz Prosecco. Below are that recipe and three more rum cocktails, each with measurements, method and the bottles it calls for.

For more drinks by spirit and season, see our Cocktail Recipes.

1. French Riviera

French Riviera rum cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Rhum Clement Select Barrel
  • 1/2 oz Benedictine D.O.M. Liqueur
  • 1/2 oz Contratto Vermouth Bianco

Steps

  1. Stir all ingredients together with ice.
  2. Strain into a tumbler over one large ice sphere.

2. Orange Eclipse

Orange Eclipse cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Mount Gay Eclipse Gold Rum
  • 1 oz blood orange juice
  • 1/2 oz sweet vermouth, such as Carpano Antica Formula
  • 4 dashes Angostura bitters

Steps

  1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  3. Garnish with an orange peel.

3. Old Cuban

Old Cuban cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Bacardi 8 Year Reserva Ocho Rum
  • 4 mint leaves
  • 1 oz simple syrup
  • 1 1/4 oz lime juice
  • 2 dashes bitters
  • 2 1/2 oz Piccini Prosecco

Steps

  1. Add all ingredients except the Prosecco to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  3. Top with the Prosecco and garnish with a mint leaf.

4. Dark Rum Mojito

Dark Rum Mojito

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Bumbu The Original
  • 1 lime, quartered
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 mint sprigs
  • Soda water

Steps

  1. Muddle the mint with the sugar in a Collins glass.
  2. Add the lime quarters and muddle again.
  3. Add the rum and ice and stir.
  4. Top with soda water and garnish with a mint leaf and lime wedge.

Bumbu The Original Front Bottle Shot
Bumbu The Original
Barbados, Caribbean ● Rum
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Why we picked it

The bottle this recipe is written for: Bumbu The Original, a Caribbean rum-based spirit.

Rum Cocktail Questions, Answered

What is in an Old Cuban?

2 oz aged rum, 1 1/4 oz lime juice, 1 oz simple syrup, 2 dashes bitters and 4 mint leaves, shaken and strained into a chilled cocktail glass, then topped with 2 1/2 oz Prosecco.

How do you make a dark rum mojito?

Muddle 2 mint sprigs with 2 teaspoons sugar in a Collins glass, muddle in a quartered lime, add 2 oz rum and ice, stir and top with soda water.

What is an Orange Eclipse?

A shaken rum cocktail of 2 oz Mount Gay Eclipse Gold Rum, 1 oz blood orange juice, 1/2 oz sweet vermouth and 4 dashes Angostura bitters, served in a chilled coupe.

What is a French Riviera cocktail?

A stirred drink of 2 oz Rhum Clement Select Barrel with 1/2 oz each Benedictine and Contratto Vermouth Bianco, served over one large ice sphere.

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