Love it or hate it, rum is having a resurgence, appearing at restaurants and on cocktail menus more than ever before. Elite Traveler has rounded up the best rum-based cocktails for National Rum Day (today!) that you can easily make at home or get at your favorite bar.
Three Hour Tour
Cecconi’s Dumbo
- 1 part Banks 5 Rum
- 1 part Martini Bianco
- .75 part St Agrestis Inferno Bitter
- .25 part St Agrestis Amaro
- Coconut oil
Mix all parts into a rocks glass – add coconut oil to impart a tropical, coconut flavor into the drink. Once the coconut oil has had time to sit, add ice, stir and sip. cecconisdumbo.com
Mango Madness
Jade Mountain, St Lucia
- 1.5 oz Bounty Rum
- 3 oz fresh mango purée
- 1 tsp lime juice
- 1 tsp simple syrup
- 1 dash bitters
Add rum, mango purée, lime juice and bitters in a shaker. Cover and shake before straining into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with a fresh mango slice. jademountain.com
Rum Negroni
Dante NYC
- 1.25 oz Santa Teresa 1796
- 1 oz Martini Rubino vermouth
- 1 oz Martini bitter
Build ingredients into a mixing glass, stir for 30-40 seconds and pour over ice in a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange peel or lemon twist. dante-nyc.com
