Within the Caribbean, rum reigns supreme. And once you stay within the tropics, it simply seems like summer season all 12 months spherical. However for these of you continue to awaiting your return (or first time) journey to Belize, listed below are 4 rum cocktail recipes to get within the temper for a hot-as-ever summer season within the Caribbean. We’re taking our spin on these recipes from Esquire and adapting them with Belize’s homegrown award-winning rums by Travellers Liquors. From classics to fruity sips that’ll quickly match your atmosphere, you choose the poison.
For the traditional: Mojito
The traditional mojito is vivid, refreshing, and simple to make at residence.Â
Instructions
In a glass, muddle lime juice with 1/2 to 1 tsp. superfine sugar—to your sweetness. Add the mint leaves, mushing them in opposition to the facet of the glass. Fill glass 2/3 with cracked ice and pour the rum excessive, adopted by the squeezed-out lime shell. High off with membership soda or seltzer.
For the indulgent: Bushwacker
To provide your pina colada rotation a break. Refreshingly wealthy, the Bushwacker is the lovechild of a pina colada and a chocolate milkshake.Â
Elements
• 2 oz. darkish rum, like Travellers Liquors 5 Barrel Rum
• 1 oz. Kahlúa
• 1 oz. darkish crème de cacao
• 2 oz. cream of coconut
• 2 oz. milk
• nutmeg, whipped cream, or cherry (elective)
Instructions
Mix elements with ice—begin with 1/2 c. and add from there—till the combo reaches a milkshake consistency. Pour right into a hurricane-style glass, then garnish with grated nutmeg, whipped cream, or a maraschino cherry.
For the citrus fiend: Painkiller
Pineapple, orange, and coconut? This can be a clean, tropical sip becoming for Belize’s homegrown merchandise.Â
Elements
• 3 oz. darkish or gold rum, like Travellers Liquors Belizean RumÂ
• 2 1/2 oz. pineapple juice
• 1 oz. orange juice
• 1 oz. coconut cream
Instructions
Shake elements properly with ice in a cocktail shaker. Pressure right into a hurricane glass over contemporary ice. Garnish with grated nutmeg.
All pictures and recipes courtesy Esquire. Header picture by CCL. This text was initially revealed in June 2022.
