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5 Rum Cocktails To Stir Up The Fun This Rum Day

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Whether you’re after something classic, bold, tropical, or refreshing, there’s a cocktail here to match your Rum Day mood.

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There’s a rum for every mood from the smooth, blendable Bacardí Carta Blanca to vibrant flavoured variants like Mango Chili, each bottle brings its own splash of sunshine to the glass. This Rum Day, shake things up with easy, at-home cocktail recipes that celebrate both timeless classics and bold new flavours.

Classic Daiquiri

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A cocktail for the refined palate, the Classic Daiquiri is all about simplicity done right. The smoothness of white rum blends with crisp lemon juice and a hint of sugar for a clean, refreshing sip. Elegant yet easy, it’s the perfect toast to Rum Day.

Flavor: Refreshing

Ingredients

50 ml Bacardí Carta Blanca

25 ml lemon juice

2 tsp extra fine sugar

2–3 mint leaves (for garnish)

Ice

Method

In a cocktail shaker, stir sugar and lemon juice until the sugar dissolves.

Add rum and fill with half cubed ice and half crushed ice.

Shake vigorously until chilled.

Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Garnish with a mint leaf.

Serving: 1

Ocho Old Fashioned

A timeless classic, reimagined. Replacing whiskey with Bacardí Reserva Ocho adds warmth, oak, spice, and vanilla for a bold yet elegant sip. Perfect for slow evenings, good conversation, or jazz in the background.

Flavor: Bold

Ingredients

50 ml Bacardí Reserva Ocho rum

6.25 ml simple syrup

2 dashes Angostura bitters

Method

Pour all ingredients into a rocks glass.

Fill with ice.

Stir until well mixed and very cold.

Garnish with an orange peel twist.

Serving: 1

Bold & Blazing Bacardí Mango Chili Cocktail

Sweet, spicy, and tropical, this cocktail balances juicy mango with a fiery chili kick and a splash of lime. It’s daring, vibrant, and perfect for turning up the heat this Rum Day.

Flavor: Sweet & spicy

Ingredients

50 ml Bacardí Mango Chili

25 ml fresh lime juice

15 ml simple syrup

4 mango cubes

2 slices red chili (adjust to taste)

Ice

Method

Muddle mango cubes and chili slices in a shaker.

Add rum, lime juice, syrup, and ice.

Shake well and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with a mango slice and chili ring.

Glassware: Rocks glass

Garnish: Mango slice & chili ring

Original Mojito

Cool, crisp, and always refreshing, the Mojito is a Bacardí classic. Fresh lime, mint, and rum make it the ultimate easy-sipping cocktail—perfect for sharing with friends this Rum Day.

Flavor: Refreshing

Ingredients

50 ml Rum

25 ml fresh lime juice

25 ml soda water

15 ml sugar syrup (1:1)

Small handful of mint

Crushed ice

Method

In a highball glass, add rum, lime juice, sugar syrup, and soda water.

Add mint leaves and gently press with a bar spoon to release their oils.

Fill ¾ of the glass with crushed ice and churn with the bar spoon.

Top with more crushed ice and garnish with a mint sprig.

Serving: 1

Piña Colada (shaken)

Tropical bliss in a glass. With fresh pineapple, coconut water, and Bacardí Carta Blanca, this shaken Piña Colada delivers fruity Caribbean vibes, no blender required. Perfect for poolside sipping or a vacation-at-home moment.

Flavor: Fruity

Ingredients

50 ml Rum

37.5 ml coconut water

25 ml fresh pineapple juice

3–4 pineapple chunks

2 tsp caster sugar

Crushed ice

Pineapple wedge (for garnish)

Method

In a shaker, crush pineapple chunks with caster sugar.

Add rum, pineapple juice, and coconut water.

Fill with ice and shake for 15–20 seconds until chilled.

Strain over crushed ice into a hurricane or tall highball glass.

Garnish with a pineapple wedge.

Serving: 1

Whether you’re after something classic, bold, tropical, or refreshing, there’s a Bacardí cocktail here to match your Rum Day mood.

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