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Rum Runner

Method
Shaken
Glass
Hurricane glass
Served
Highball
Strength
About 13% ABV
Family
Tiki
Flavour
Tropical, fruity

How to make it

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice.
  2. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a cherry.

Tip: Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until the tin is frosty.

About the Rum Runner

Credited to the Holiday Isle Tiki Bar in Islamorada, Florida Keys, reportedly created to use up surplus banana and blackberry liqueur. The name recalls the Prohibition smugglers who ran rum through the Keys.

Missing something?

  • No Dark Rum? Use Aged Rum (Lighter, less molasses)
  • No Dark Rum? Use Gold Rum (Lighter, less molasses)
  • No White Rum? Use Gold Rum (A little richer)
  • No White Rum? Use Cachaça (Grassier and funkier)
  • No Crème de Mûre? Use Chambord (Raspberry instead of blackberry)
  • No Crème de Mûre? Use Crème de Cassis
  • No Lime Juice? Use Lime (Squeeze fresh: 1 lime gives about 25 ml)
  • No Lime Juice? Use Lemon Juice (Softer, different aroma)
  • No Grenadine? Use Raspberry Syrup (Berry instead of pomegranate)

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