9 Places to Celebrate National Rum Day in New York City

National Rum Day is fast approaching on August 16th. If you are either a fan of the brown spirit or a novice sipper wanted to learn more, here are some of our favorite locations in New York City to grab a drink or create one on your own:

• Ingredients: 
  • Muddle lime, mint, blueberry, raspberry
  • 2 scoops of sugar 
  • 2 oz Silver Rum 
• Method: Shake all ingredients into highball glass. Add a splash of Sprite.
• Glass: Highball

• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz Rum
  • Dash of cinnamon powder
  • Dash orange juice
  • Dash lemon juice
  • .5 oz simple syrup
• Method: Shake ingredients with ice; strain over fresh ice
• Garnish: Candied ginger on a skewer
• Glass: Rocks

• Ingredients:
  • 1.5 oz Rum 
  • .75 oz. toasted coconut syrup
  • .5 oz lime juice
  • 3 dashes bay leaf tincture
  • 1 dash angostura bitters
• Method: Add all ingredients to a small tin. Add ice and shake for 10 seconds. Double strain into the glass. 
• Glassware: Nick & Nora

• Ingredients:
  • 1.5 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel 
  • .5 oz lime juice
  • 1/4 oz simple syrup
• Method: Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake for 10 seconds. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. 

• Ingredients:
  • 2oz Rum
  • 4 oz fresh pineapple juice
  • 1 oz Coco Lopez
  • 1oz fresh OJ
• Method: Shake well and serve over ice, or blend with 5-6 cubes until smooth for the frozen version. Sprinkle with nutmeg and garnish with a slice of pineapple.

• Ingredients:
  • 1.5 oz rum
  • .75 oz Bianco Vermouth
  • 1 orange, ango, Peychaud’s
  • .5 oz banana du Brazil
• Method: Stirred served in a rocks glass with large format ice garnish with an orange twist
• Glassware: Rocks Glass

• Ingredients: 
  • 1.5 oz Rum
  • Club soda
  • .5 oz lime juice
  • .75 oz simple syrup
  • 2-3 lime wedges
  • 5-6 raspberries
• Method: Shake
• Garnish: Skewered raspberries:

• Ingredients:
  • 1 dash A – Angostura Bitters (Trinidad)
  • 0.2 oz B – Botrano Rum (Guatamala)
  • 0.1 oz C – Cointreau Liqueur (France) 
  • 0.2 oz D – Diplomatico Rum (Venezuela)
  • 0.2 oz E – El Dorado 12 Year Old Rum (Guyana)
  • 0.2 oz F – Frapin Cognac (France)
  • 0.1 oz G – Grand Marnier Liqueur (France)
  • 0.2 oz H – Havana Club Añejo Rum (Puerto Rico)
  • 0.2 oz I – Ilegal Mezcal (Guatemala)
  • 0.2 oz J – J.M. Rhum (Martinique)
  • 0.1 oz K – Kamm & Sons Apertif (UK)
  • 0.2 oz L- Louis Royer VSOP Cognac (France)
  • 0.2 oz M – Martell VS Cognac (France)
  • 0.2 oz N – Nine Leaves Rum (Japan)
  • 0.2 oz O – Old Vatted Demerara Rum (Guyana)
  • 1/2 teaspoon P – Pimento Dram Liqueur (Germany)
  • 0.2 oz Q – Quagli Berto Rosso Vermouth (Italy)
  • 1 dash R – Regan’s Orange Bitters (USA)
  • 0.1 oz S – Sipsmith Sloe Gin (UK)
  • 0.1 oz T – Tipples British Fruit Liqueurs (UK) 
  • 1 dash U – Underberg Herbal Tonic (Germany)
  • 0.1 oz V – Velvet Falernum
  • 0.2 oz W – Wray & Nephew Rum (Jamaica)
  • 0.1 oz X – Xante Pear Liqueur (France)
  • 0.2 oz Y – Yagurara Cachaça (Brazil)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Z – Zoco Patcheran Liqueur (Spain)
• Method: Combine all ingredients and stir. Serve neat or over cubed or crushed ice. Garnish with a lime wedge, pineapple leaves, or mint & flaming sugar cubes. Enjoy!

• Ingredients:
  • .5 oz. Demerara
  • .5 oz ginger Juice
  • .5 Lime
  • 1.5 oz Rum
  • 3 oz Prosecco
  • 2 lime wedges squeezed in