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Candle in the Window

2 oz light rum
2 tsp bourbon whiskey
1 tsp dark creme de cacao
1 tsp cherry brandy
4 oz hot coffee
2 oz heavy cream

Pour the rum, bourbon whiskey, creme de cacao, cherry brandy and coffee into an Irish coffee cup or glass. Pour the cream carefully over the back of a teaspoon so that it floats on top, and serve.
(per 8.7 oz serving)

Calories (kcal)
Energy (kj)
Fats
Carbohydrates
Protein

312
1306
12.5 g
6.2 g
3.5 g

Fiber
Sugars
Cholesterol
Sodium
Alcohol

0 g
-
-
-
28.8 g

Sobo

10 1/2 oz chilled Sobe Energy drink
4 1/2 oz Bacardi orange rum

Pour Sobe Energy into a collins glass. Add Bacardi O, and serve.
(per 15 oz serving)

Calories (kcal)
Energy (kj)
Fats
Carbohydrates
Protein

438
1835
0 g
32.7 g
1.2 g

Fiber
Sugars
Cholesterol
Sodium
Alcohol

0 g
-
0 mg
268 mg
44.7 g

Bacardi Rootbeer Float

1 part Bacardi Vanil rum
2 parts root beer

Combine and mix together the rum and root beer in a beer mug. Add ice if desired, and serve.

Bite Me

1 oz rum
1 oz A&W root beer
1 oz orange soda

Pour the rum, root beer and soda into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with orange peel, and serve.
(per 3 oz serving)

Calories (kcal)
Energy (kj)
Fats
Carbohydrates
Protein

96
403
0 g
7.1 g
0 g

Fiber
Sugars
Cholesterol
Sodium
Alcohol

0 g
-
0 mg
15 mg
11.3 g

College Hulk Punch

1 L Bacardi 151 rum
1 L Blue Curacao liqueur
1 L sweet and sour mix
Tropicana orange juice

Add half bowl of ice to a punch bowl. Add the Bacardi 151 and Blue Curacao, and mix with the ice. Add the sweet and sour mix. Add orange juice until smooth to the taste and a really green cool color like the incredible hulk.

Mug Shot

2 oz Malibu coconut rum
10 oz root beer

Stir ingredients together in a highball glass, and serve.
(per 12 oz serving)

Calories (kcal)
Energy (kj)
Fats
Carbohydrates
Protein

228
953
0 g
43.2 g
0 g

Fiber
Sugars
Cholesterol
Sodium
Alcohol

0 g
-
0 mg
56 mg
13.6 g

Rum Punch

2 liters Tahitian Treat soda
1 liter dark rum
1 - 12 oz frozen orange-pineapple juice concentrate
1 cup Malibu coconut rum

Open frozen juice and put concentrate in a one gallon pitcher. Do not add water. Add entire liter of dark rum, then add coconut rum. Mix until frozen juice concentrate dissolves into rum, and add entire 2-liter of Tahitian Treat. Pour into hurricane glasses, and serve.
(per 115.9 oz serving)

Calories (kcal)
Energy (kj)
Fats
Carbohydrates
Protein

3923
16414
0.3 g
349.3 g
2.7 g

Fiber
Sugars
Cholesterol
Sodium
Alcohol

0.5 g
-
0 mg
564 mg
437.9 g

Bacardi-ade

3 oz Bacardi Limon rum
2 oz lemonade
1/2 oz lemon juice

Stir ingredients together in a highball glass with ice cubes, and serve.
(per 5.5 oz serving)

Calories (kcal)
Energy (kj)
Fats
Carbohydrates
Protein

234
979
0 g
7 g
0.1 g

Fiber
Sugars
Cholesterol
Sodium
Alcohol

0.1 g
-
0 mg
31 mg
29.8 g

Bumpo

2 oz gold rum
1 oz lime juice
1 tsp caster sugar
2 oz hot water

Add to heatproof cup and allow the sugar to dissolve. Dust with nutmeg.

Dressed Up Pina Colada

2 oz Irish cream
6 oz hot chocolate
amaretto almond liqueur
3 oz Captain Morgan Parrot Bay coconut rum
3 tbsp coconut milk
3 tbsp crushed pineapples
1 1/2 oz whipped cream
chocolate syrup
1 maraschino cherry

Make a zig-zag pattern of chocolate syrup on the inside of the glass while turning the glass. Blend rum, coconut milk and pineapple, with 2 cups of crushed ice, on high for a few seconds, until all large chunks of ice are gone. Pour into glass. Top with whipped cream and a cherry.

Hot Jamaican

2 oz Jamaican dark rum
3 oz water
1 oz limes
1/2 tsp sugar syrup
2 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 slice lime

Heat gently in a saucepan, pour unstrained into a heat-proof goblet, and serve.

Jean Gabin

1 1/2 oz dark rum
3/4 oz Calvados brandy
1 tbsp maple syrup
5 oz hot milk
1 pinch nutmeg

Heat rum, calvados and syrup in a heat-resistant glass or cup. Fill with hot milk, sprinkle with nutmeg, and serve.
(per 7.8 oz serving)

Calories (kcal)
Energy (kj)
Fats
Carbohydrates
Protein

475
1990
10.8 g
19.8 g
8.6 g

Fiber
Sugars
Cholesterol
Sodium
Alcohol

0.5 g
-
38 mg
76 mg
25.5 g

Rum Toddy

2 oz rum
2 tsp powdered sugar
1 twist lemon peel
2 tsp water

Dissolve powdered sugar in water in an old-fashioned glass. Add rum, one ice cube, and stir. Add a twist of lemon peel and serve.

Zombie

Ingredients:

  • 90 ml Dark Rum
  • 90 ml White Rum
  • 1 tsp Castor Sugar
  • 90 ml Pineapple juice
Method:
  1. Shake all the ingredients well with ice.
  2. Strain into a tall tumbler.
  3. Decorate with cocktail cherry and pineapple slices.

Tip: Glasses can be frosted by being chilled in the refrigerator or by letting crushed ice sit in them for a short while.

Rum Collins

Ingredients:

  • Juice of 1 Lemon
  • 90 ml Dark Rum
  • 1 tsp Castor Sugar
  • Soda water to top up
Method:
  1. Shake all the ingredients well with ice and strain into a tall tumbler.
  2. Add ice cubes, top up with soda water and stir well.
  3. Decorate with a slice of lemon and cocktail cherry.
  4. serve with a straw.

Tip: To counter alcohol’s diuretic effect drink plenty of non alcoholic fluids, water or fruit juices. Do not drink coffee as that is also a diuretic.