Rum Runner
As everybody is aware of rum is quite a popular alcoholic drink. It is produced using molasses which is a by-product of sugar making which uses sugar cane as its raw material. Most of the world’s production of rum comes from Caribbean and Latin American countries. Rum, especially its light variety is quite popular for making different cocktail drinks. One of such drinks is known by the name of Rum Runner.
This recipe was first made in the 1950’s in Holiday Isle Tiki Bar situated at Florida Keys. It is said that a new bartender of this bar prepared this cocktail he found that the bar was overflowing with stocks of blackberry brandy, banana liquer and light rum. He named this drink after the former bandits who used to live in that area who were involved in illegal smuggling of alcoholic beverages in 1930s while prohibition was enforced in USA.
Rum Runner is one those cocktails which are prepared using rum and is very popular for the fruity flavor of this drink. This cocktail could be prepared by shaking or by blending. Either ways, you will be enjoying a delectable tropical cocktail.
In the recipe given below, Falernum (which is made from almond, ginger, lime and spiced sugar syrup) has been used which is also used for making other cocktails using rum. If this is not available to you may use grenadine instead.
Ingredients
- 4 oz orange juice
- 1/2 oz blackberry brandy
- 1/2 oz crème de banana
- 1 1/2 oz gold rum
- dash of Falernum or grenadine
Preparation
- All the ingredients required to make this cocktail are to be poured into a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Contents of the shaker should be shaked well.
- To serve the cocktail, contents are to be stained into chilled hurricane glasses.
- Optionally, all these ingredients may be put into a blender with about 3/4 cup of ice and then blended until it becomes smooth.
There are many other recipes available to make this cocktail drink. One more recipe is given below for you to experiment with.
Ingredients
- Two cups ice
- One ounce pineapple juice
- One ounce orange juice
- One ounce blackberry liqueur
- One ounce banana liqueur
- One ounce light rum
- One ounce dark rum or aged rum
- Optional: one ounce of Bacardi 151 to float on top
- Splash grenadine
- Orange slice (optional)
- Ounce of 151 Rum (optional)
More ice could be used to make a colder and thicker drink. But, less ice is to be used to avoid having a headache. Dark rum gives the drink its strength and flavor. Amount to be used for making such a drink may be adjusted as per one’s personal taste.
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