Rum Cocktails to Enjoy This Summer

Summer 2021 is looking like it's going to be what we've all been hoping for, and one of our favourite ways to spend warm, sunny days is with GOOD drinks!

Why not join us cheersing some seriously good rum cocktails with your best mates this summer? Whether you're a piña colada lover or prefer a frozen rum punch or a daiquiri, we've got an epic collection of drinks all created using our award-winning Caribbean Spiced Rum.

R 'N' R Colada

• 37.5ml Hawksbill Caribbean Spiced Rum

• 50ml Half & Half

• 12.5ml Fig Liqueur

• Pineapple Leaf

• Nutmeg

Shake all ingredients first with ice, and then strain the ice from the shaker and shake again. Dirty pour in a hurricane glass and garnish with a pineapple leaf and wedge of pineapple and grated nutmeg.

Hawksbill & Ginger Mojito

• 50ml Hawksbill Caribbean Spiced Rum

• 20ml Lime Juice

• 15ml Ginger Syrup

• Small handful of Mint (clapped)

• Soda top

Build all ingredients in a large glass with ice. Garnish the drink with a mint spring and lime wedge. Super refreshing!

Hurricane

• 50ml Hawksbill Caribbean Spiced Rum

• 25ml Lime Juice

• 25ml Passionfruit Syrup

• 25ml Orange Juice

• 10ml Grenadine

Shake all ingredients with ice and serve in a hurricane or tiki glass; garnished with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry if you're feeling fancy!

Daiquiri

• 50ml Hawksbill Caribbean Spiced Rum

• 15ml Grapefruit Juice

• 10ml Lime Juice

• 1tsp Demerara Sugar

• 5ml Maraschino Liqueur or Syrup

• Grapefruit peel

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and give it a good shake! Double strain into a chilled martini glass and zing it up with fresh grapefruit zest garnish.

Hawksbill Grog

• 35ml Hawksbill Caribbean Spiced Rum

• 15ml Peach Liqueur

• 15ml Lime Juice

• 25ml Pineapple Juice

• 25ml Orange Juice

• 10ml Sugar Syrup

Add all of the ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and then strain into a short glass or metal tumbler. Top up the drinks with some soda and garnish with a slice of orange.

Hawksbill Hardshake

• 37.5ml Hawksbill Caribbean Spiced Rum

• 12.5ml Caramel Syrup

• Dash Cinnamon Syrup

• 150ml Milk

• 20ml Fresh Cream

Shake together (quite hard so that everything sticks together, but don't overdo it) and then strain into a tall glass; a hurricane glass will do the job. Perfect for a more chilled vibe... and don't forget to scatter some honeycomb over the top too!

Hawksbill & Ginger

• 50ml Hawksbill Caribbean Spiced Rum

• Ginger Ale

Sometimes just keep it nice and simple with a rum and ginger. Pour the rum into a glass with ice and top up the glass with ginger ale. Add a lime wedge to the glass and it's done!

Mai Tai

• 35ml Hawksbill Caribbean Spiced Rum

• 25ml Rhubarb Gin (We recommend Slingsby Gin!)

• 10ml Triple Sec

• 10ml Lime Juice

• 15ml Grapefruit Juice

• 10ml Orgeat Syrup

• 50ml Pineapple Juice

Shake all of the ingredients together first wet and then dry, and then you'll need to double strain the mixture into a rocks glass. Think tiki style!

Damp & Drizzly

• 50ml Hawksbill Caribbean Spiced Rum

• 200ml Fever Tree Spiced Orange Ginger Ale

• ½ a Lime (sliced into quarters)

• ½ tsp Demerara Sugar

• Crushed Ice

Muddle the lime over the sugar in the bottom of a glass. Mix the sugar with the lime until a paste forms together. Add crushed ice, rum and stir, and finally top with spiced orange ginger ale and stir lightly.

Spiced Cuba Libre

• 50ml Hawksbill Caribbean Spiced Rum

• Bottle of Cola

• 1 lime

Everyones loves a rum and coke, right? We certainly do, but we like to spice it up slightly with some lime and even better company.

Pour your Hawksbill rum into a glass filled with ice, top with cola, a squeeze of lime and stir gently. Add another wedge of fresh lime and you're good to go!