There’s no better day to be a Captain than on National Rum Day – this Friday, August 16th.

We’re celebrating with some summery cocktails, including Frozen Captain & Cola, Captain Morgan Iced Tea, Captain Morgan Mango Daiquiri and Captain Morgan’s ‘The Great White.’

Frozen Captain & Cola

Ingredients

4 ounces Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum

16 ounces cola

1 ounce fresh lime juice, plus 2 lime wheels for garnish

1 cup ice

Serve in Tall Glasses

Steps

1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender and

blend until smooth.

2. Pour the cocktail into glasses and garnish

with lime wheels.

Captain Morgan & Iced Tea

Ingredients

7.5 ounces of Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum

15 ounces of Iced tea

1 lemon

1 peach

Handful of mint

Serve In

Tall Glass

Steps

1. Pour 7.5 ounces of Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum into a pitcher.

2. Mix in 15 ounces of Iced tea.

3. Garnish with lemons, peach and mint.

Captain Morgan Mango Daiquiri

Ingredients

1 ½ ounces Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum

1 ounce mango nectar

½ ounce simple syrup

¾ ounce fresh lime juice, plus 1 lime wheel for garnish

Serve In

Chilled Coupe Glass

Steps

1. Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice.

2. Shake and strain the cocktail into a chilled coupe glass.

3. Garnish with the lime wheel.

The Great White

Ingredients

1 ounce of Captain Morgan White Rum

1 ounce of Captain Morgan LocoNut

½ ounce of lime juice

2 ounces of pineapple juice

½ ounce of simple syrup

8 dashes of aromatic bitters

Garnish: 1 pineapple leaf, sea salt, 1 cocktail cherry, grated nutmeg

Serve In

Tiki Mug

Steps

1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the rum, LocoNut, lime juice, pineapple juice, and simple syrup.

2. Dry-shake and strain the cocktail into a tiki mug filled with crushed ice.

3. Mound the top of the cocktail with extra crushed ice and top with bitters.

4. Garnish with the pineapple leaf, a punch of salt, cherry, and nutmeg.

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