All rum is not the same. In fact, dark rum should be considered an entirely different type of liquor from the white variety! Dark rum is aged and has a deep, caramel smoky sweet flavor. It’s entirely unlike the light, fruity flavor of white rum. So it’s not surprising that drink recipes call specifically for the alcohol based on color. Here at A Couple Cooks, we’re cocktail experts with over 300 cocktail recipes under our belt and over 50 of them with rum. Here’s our list of the essential dark rum cocktails that highlight the unique flavor of this type of liquor! There’s 1940s drinks like the Mai Tai and Hurricane, modern classics like the Jungle Bird, tropical drinks perfect for the beach, and even a centuries-old hot buttered rum for sipping on chilly evenings. Want more? Try 21 Classic Rum Cocktails, 20 White Rum Cocktails or 15 Summer Rum Cocktails.
And now…the top dark rum cocktails to try!
More rum drinks
There are lots more drinks to try outside of these dark rum cocktails, especially if you’ve got bottles of white or aged rum! Here are a few more lists of cocktail ideas:
Ingredients: Dark rum, aged rum, Cointreau, lime juice, orgeat syrup
Ingredients: White rum, dark rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice, grenadine
Ingredients: Dark or aged rum, lemon juice, simple syrup, egg white
Ingredients: Dark rum, ginger beer, lime
Ingredients: Dark rum, pineapple juice, Campari, lime juice, simple syrup
Ingredients: dark rum, white rum, orange juice, lime juice, passion fruit syrup, grenadine
Ingredients: Dark rum, aged rum (añejo), pineapple juice, fresh orange juice, fresh lime juice, grenadine, Angostura bitters
Ingredients: Dark rum, coconut rum. pineapple juice, lime juice, grenadine
Ingredients: Dark rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, orange juice, grated nutmeg
Ingredients: White rum, spiced rum, dark rum, 151 rum (optional), lime juice, lemon juice, pineapple juice, passion fruit syrup, orange bitters, grenadine
Ingredients: Dark rum, vodka, orange juice
Ingredients: Salted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, dark rum
Ingredients: Dark rum, cola, lime
Try all the greats: 21 Rum Cocktails Everyone Should Know Want summery drinks? Try these 13 Summer Rum Cocktails Got coconut rum? Grab these 10 Top Malibu Drinks to Try Try easy 2 ingredient rum drinks: Rum and Orange Juice, Rum and Tonic, or Rum and Lemonade
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