Here Are Three Premium Cocktail Recipes From Mount Gay Rum

Happy National Cocktail Day!

The following recipes are from Mount Gay Rum.

Passion Daiquiri

Ingredients:

· 2 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel

· 1 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice

· 0.5 oz Passion Fruit Syrup

· 0.5 oz Cointreau

Directions:

· Add ingredients to tin.

· Add ice, shake and strain into chilled coupe.

· Garnish with a lemon wheel or peel.

Rum Punch

Ingredients:

· 2 oz Mount Gay Eclipse

· 0.25 oz Cointreau

· 1 oz Pineapple Cinnamon Syrup*

· 1 oz Lime Juice

· 1.5 oz Brut Champagne

Directions:

· Add all ingredients but champagne to cocktail shaker and shake until chilled.

· Strain into rocks glass over ice.

· Top with Champagne and stir to incorporate.

· Garnish with pineapple wedge.

*Pineapple Syrup

· 1.5 cup water

· 1 cup sugar

· 1 lemon peel

· 1 pineapple — core removed, cut into chunks

Directions:

· Add all ingredients but pineapple to pot and bring to a boil.

· Add pineapple and simmer until pineapple is just translucent.

· Press pineapple to release juices.

· Strain out solids and let cool.

Mount Gay Rum Old Fashioned

Ingredients:

· 1.5oz Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum

· 0.25 oz simple syrup (1:1)

· 4 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Directions:

· Stir rum with simple syrup and bitters.

· Garnish with orange peel and serve in a rocks glass.