Celebrate National Rum Day With The Captain
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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