Rum (dark) cocktails.

Got Rum (dark) on the shelf? Here are 4 cocktails you can make with it — classics and a few worth discovering. Pick one, see what else you need, and start pouring.

№ 36

Dark and Stormy

Dark rum floated over ginger beer and lime — a two-ingredient storm with a lime-wedge forecast. Spicy, easy, and best with the good rum on top.

2 oz Rum (dark)

1 oz Lime Juice

4 oz Ginger Beer

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№ 38

Jungle Bird

Dark rum, Campari, lime, and pineapple — the rare tiki drink built on bitterness. Tropical and complex, and the gateway to amaro in your rum.

1.5 oz Rum (dark)

.75 oz Campari

.5 oz Lime Juice

.5 oz Simple Syrup

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№ 34

Painkiller

Dark rum, pineapple, orange, and coconut cream, dusted with nutmeg — a creamy tiki classic (and a trademarked one). Tropical, rich, and aptly named.

1.5 oz Rum (dark)

1.5 oz Pineapple Juice

.5 oz Orange Juice

.75 oz Cream of Coconut

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№ 41

Planter's Punch

Aged rum, citrus, sugar, and a little spice — one of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak, as the old rhyme goes. Fruity, easygoing, and older than most tiki.

1.5 oz Rum (dark)

.5 oz Lime Juice

1 oz Pineapple Juice

.5 oz Orange Juice

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