If gin is the serious booze of serious people drinking serious cocktails like martinis, then rum is its unpretentious, laid-back kid brother, just out for a really good time. Life's a beach! So stick an umbrella in it, and let's have some fun!
Five Favorites
Pour yourself one of these rum-based cocktails and put yourself on island time.
Impossibly Fun, High-Octane Rum Drinks
These are the required cocktails of Polynesian, tiki, or island parties. But watch out! They're so easy to drink, they can sneak up on you in a hurry and pummel you with the strength of 10,000 teeny-tiny umbrellas.
Wintry Weather Rum Recipes
For when it's too cold for a beach party.
Booze Foods
Don't drink alone--add some food to the fun. We've picked several top-rated recipes to go with your favorite rum cocktails.
Cooking with Rum
Here are a few island recipes with rum as the secret ingredient.
Rum and Cake
Rum cakes let you have your rum and eat it too. Here's a sampling of our favorites.
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