When you talk about rum, you think of the New World, sugar cane and pirates. Sugar cane is one of the first plants that Columbus brought and that in those unknown lands settled down very well thanks to the climate . Rum is made from the fermentation of sugar cane molasses , which is then distilled in copper stills (now made of stainless steel) to achieve high ethanol contents. With this, the different rum cocktails that we know today are made , but before it was drunk pure.
Of course, nowadays it is also drunk without additives or juices, but this liquor is so strong and so aromatic that it is ideal for preparing all kinds of cocktails, which, although they do not reduce the alcohol content, they soften the concentrated flavor somewhat. . We speak of pirates because they were the ones who made it known in all the islands of the Caribbean in the seventeenth century. Originally it was called kill devil or rumbullion – an English word that means “great tumult” – in French guildive , which is a modification of kill devil , and tafia, an indigenous or African word, and finally rum , and hence rum. On pirate ships it was a basic necessity without which one would not go out to sea .
Ingredients:
How to Make Three Rum Cocktails: Strawberry Daiquiri, Blackberry Mojito, and Huracán:
- Strawberry Daiquiri : wash the strawberries well and cut them into small pieces.
- Squeeze the two lemons until you get ¼ cup.
- Put 200 ml of white rum, strawberries and lemon in the blender glass.
- Blend well and serve in a tall glass garnished with bits of strawberry.
- Mojito with blackberry : in a highball glass put 10 blackberries and 10 mint leaves.
- Add 3 lime wedges and blend.
- Fill the highball glass to the top with crushed ice.
- Pour 50 ml of white rum and 15 ml of blackberry syrup , then finish filling with carbonated water and stir. Garnish with a blackberry and a sprig of mint .
- Hurricane : in a cocktail shaker, put 30 ml of lemon juice, 120 ml of dark rum , 120 ml of passion fruit syrup and crushed ice .
- Shake vigorously for two minutes.
- Strain and serve in an Old Fashion tall glass . Garnish with a slice of orange and maraschino cherry.
Enjoy these three delicious rum cocktails in a weekend snack or in a meeting with your friends, and surprise them with your bartender knowledge.
