Romantic Rum Cocktails
Cupid’s Kiss
1 oz Cruzan Raspberry Rum
1 oz Canadian Club whisky
Cranberry Juice
Fill highball glass with ice. Add rum and whisky, fill with juice, and stir.
Key to the Heart
(cocktail developed by Al Nelson, head mixologist at the Sunset Pier at Ocean Key Resort in Key West)
In a pint glass filled with ice, add the following:
3/4 oz Mount Gay Rum (or your favorite gold rum)
1/2 oz Peach Schnapps
1/2 of Malibu Coconut Rum
1 oz of Orange Juice
3/4 oz Pineapple Juice
3/4 oz Cranberry juice
A dash of Angostura Bitters
Shake well until very cold and then strain into a highball or double Collins glass filled with ice. Top with a splash of great champagne like Veuve Clicquot and garnish with cherry.
The Superior Love Potion
50 ml White Rum
12.5 ml Crème de Cacao
1 scoop Strawberry Ice Cream (or sorbet)
5 ml Parfait Amour Liqueur
25 ml Lime Juice
25 ml Champagne
Shake all of the ingredients together until the ice cream/sorbet dissolves. Pour the champagne into a flute and then single strain the gelato mix on top. Garnish with a single Maraschino cherry and grated dark chocolate.
Between the Sheets
25 ml White Rum
25 ml Cointreau
25 ml Brandy
25 ml Lemon Juice
Mix all of the ingredients in a shaker, then double strain into a frosted martini glass.