Ring in National Piña Colada Day with this delicious cocktail blend
Cocktail and spirits expert Naomi Leslie shares her special recipe for the perfect piña colada to help ring in National Piña Colada Day.
If there's a quintessential cocktail that tastes like the beach in summer, it's anything made with rum.
National Rum Day is August 16 and to celebrate, we've rounded up easy-to-make drinks with which to toast the day.
Consider shaking up one of the three cocktails mentioned below.
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This old-fashioned cocktail uses rum and simple syrup to make a unique drink. (Ron del Barrilito)
Rum Fashioned
Ingredients
1.5 ounces Ron del Barrilito 3 stars
.5 ounces simple syrup
4 dashes Angostura Bitters
Orange peel garnish
Directions
Mix ingredients and pour over ice.
Garnish with the orange peel.
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Celebrate National Rum Day with one of these recipes. (Via Miami by BACARDI)
Via Miami
Ingredients
1.5 oz BACARDÍ Coconut Flavored Rum
¾ oz strawberry lemongrass syrup
¾ oz lime juice
Strawberry dust
Directions
Juice the lime, then measure and add BACARDÍ Coconut Flavored Rum, strawberry lemongrass syrup and lime juice to a shaker.
Add ice and shake for 10 seconds.
Strain through a fine mesh strainer into glass. Garnish with strawberry dust.
NATIONAL DAIQUIRI DAY 2022: TOAST WITH THESE 3 EASY RECIPES
Try the rumrita — a take on a classic margarita with a rum substitute. (SelvaRey White Rum)
La Rumrita
Ingredients
1.5 oz SelvaRey White Rum (Available on Drizly)
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
.5 oz Fresh Orange Juice
.25 oz Agave
Lime for garnish
Rim double old fashioned glass with a mixture of salt and Tajin
Directions
Combine ingredients in a shaking tin with ice.
Shake & strain over fresh ice, garnish with lime.
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