5 Great Rum Cocktails You Can Make at Home

Rum is one of the most versatile spirits, perfect for everything from tropical refreshers to bold, complex cocktails. Whether you’re hosting a party or just want to upgrade your home bartending, these five rum-based drinks are classics you can make without fuss.

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🍹 1. Classic Mojito

Ingredients:

• 2 oz white rum

• 6–8 fresh mint leaves

• ¾ oz fresh lime juice

• ½ oz simple syrup (or 2 tsp sugar)

• Club soda

• Ice

Instructions:

1. Muddle mint leaves and lime juice in a glass.

2. Add rum and simple syrup.

3. Fill with ice, top with club soda, and stir gently.

4. Garnish with a mint sprig and lime wedge.

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🍹 2. Piña Colada

Ingredients:

• 2 oz white rum

• 1 oz coconut cream

• 1 oz heavy cream (optional for richness)

• 6 oz pineapple juice

• ½ cup crushed ice

Instructions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender.

2. Blend until smooth and creamy.

3. Pour into a chilled glass and garnish with pineapple wedge and cherry.

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🍹 3. Dark ’n’ Stormy

Ingredients:

• 2 oz dark rum (traditionally Gosling’s Black Seal)

• 3 oz ginger beer

• ½ oz fresh lime juice

• Ice

Instructions:

1. Fill a highball glass with ice.

2. Pour ginger beer and lime juice in first.

3. Float dark rum on top by slowly pouring it over the back of a spoon.

4. Garnish with a lime wedge.

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🍹 4. Daiquiri (Classic, Not Frozen)

Ingredients:

• 2 oz white rum

• 1 oz fresh lime juice

• ¾ oz simple syrup

• Ice

Instructions:

1. Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.

2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

3. Garnish with a lime wheel.

👉 This is the original daiquiri—bright, refreshing, and perfectly balanced, not the overly sweet frozen version.

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🍹 5. Rum Punch

Ingredients:

• 2 oz dark rum

• 2 oz pineapple juice

• 1 oz orange juice

• ½ oz lime juice

• ½ oz grenadine

• Ice

Instructions:

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.

2. Shake well and strain into a tall glass filled with fresh ice.

3. Garnish with orange slice and cherry.