Six Great Cocktails for National Rum Day

By on August 15th, 2012

When our friends at Captain Morgan informed us that Thursday August 16th was National Rum Day, we knew we needed to do something special to celebrate. So we asked them to send us over some recipes, which feature the assortment of Rums that you see above. You can find all of these recipes and many more over at TheBar.com. While it’s tough to beat the Original Spiced Rum, variety is truly the spice of life.

Captain Morgan Private Stock & Cola

This easy to make favorite is made special with the Captain's Private Stock.

Ingredients:

  • 1.25 oz. Captain Morgan Private Stock Rum
  • 6 oz. cola
  • 1 lime slice
  • ice cubes

Directions:

Combine Captain Morgan Private Stock Rum and cola in an ice filled pint glass and stir. Garnish with a lime slice.

Captain Mojito

The classic mojito made with Captain Morgan's Original Spiced Rum.

Ingredients:

  • 1.25 oz. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
  • 12 mint leaves
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 0.5 oz. lime juice
  • 2 oz. soda water

Directions:

Place mint leaves in bottom of rocks glass. Add crushed ice, Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum, sugar, and lime juice, and muddle. Add soda water and garnish with mint leaves.

The Satisfaction

This easy-to-make cocktail is named for the real-life Captain Henry Morgan’s flagship, believed to have been found off the coast of Panama last summer.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz. Captain Morgan® Black Cask 100 Proof Spiced Rum
  • 3 dashes bitters
  • 5 oz. cola

Directions:

In an ice-filled collins or rocks glass, combine all ingredients. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Captain Silver Sunrise

Perfect for an early morning out on the beach.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Silver Spiced Rum
  • 1 oz. pineapple juice
  • 1 oz. cranberry juice
  • 1 oz. orange juice

Directions:

Add Captain Morgan Silver Spiced Rum, pineapple juice, cranberry juice, and orange juice into a ice-filled highball glass and stir well.

Bite My Beer

Your rum spiked with lime, and then mixed with beer. Yummy!

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Captain Morgan Lime Bite
  • 4 oz. Harp (or other pale) Lager
  • 0.5 oz. fresh lime juice
  • 3 oz. lemon-lime soda

Directions:

Combine Captain Morgan Lime Bite, lime juice and lemon-lime soda in an ice filled shaker and shake well. Pour into pint glass and then stir in beer to combine. Garnish with lemon and lime slices.

Captain Morgan Black & Honey

Featuring Captain Morgan’s newest product, Black Spiced Rum, this sweet cocktail is the perfect drink to round out the summer.

Ingredients:

  • 1.25 oz. Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum
  • .75 oz. fresh lemon juice
  • .5 oz. honey
  • 1 lemon wedge

Directions:

Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until cold. Strain into a rocks glass and garnish with a lemon wedge.