5 Rum Cocktails Using Spirits Available in India
India has a fantastic selection of rum available at every price point. From the ubiquitous Old Monk to premium aged rums from Amrut and Paul John, here are five cocktails you can make at home right now.
1. Classic Mojito with Bacardi White
Ingredients: 60ml Bacardi Superior, 30ml fresh lime juice, 15ml sugar syrup, 10 mint leaves, soda water, ice
Method: Muddle mint gently in a tall glass. Add lime juice, sugar syrup, and rum. Fill with ice and top with soda water. Stir gently. Garnish with a mint sprig and lime wheel.
2. Old Monk Dark and Stormy
Ingredients: 60ml Old Monk XXX Rum, 150ml ginger beer, 15ml lime juice, ice
Method: Fill a highball glass with ice. Add lime juice, pour in ginger beer, then float Old Monk on top by pouring over the back of a spoon. Garnish with candied ginger.
3. Daiquiri with Amrut Two Indies
Ingredients: 60ml Amrut Two Indies Rum, 25ml fresh lime juice, 15ml simple syrup
Method: Shake all ingredients hard with ice for 15 seconds. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
4. Rum Old Fashioned
Ingredients: 60ml aged rum, 5ml sugar syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, large ice cube
Method: Add all ingredients to a rocks glass. Add a large ice cube. Stir for 30 seconds. Express an orange peel over the glass and drop in.
5. Spiced Rum Punch
Ingredients: 45ml spiced rum, 30ml pineapple juice, 30ml orange juice, 15ml lime juice, 10ml grenadine, ice
Method: Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a pineapple slice and cherry.