Summer Send Off: 5 Festive Rum Cocktail Recipes

Soak up the rest of summer with refreshing, fruity, and flavorful cocktails! These five festive rum cocktail recipes use Caliche Rum, a five-time distilled white rum with subtle notes of vanilla, citrus, and oak.

Cali Strawberry Daiquiri

2 oz Caliche Rum
1 oz fresh lime juice
¾ oz agave nectar
1 fresh strawberry
Garnish: strawberry

In a shaker, combine all ingredients, then lightly muddle the strawberry. Shake vigorously until well chilled.  Strain into an ice filled rocks glass and garnish with strawberry.

Cali Diet Daiquiri

2 oz. Caliche Rum
3/4 oz. Stevia water reduction (10 drops of liquid Stevia to 1 oz. water)
*3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1 lime twist for garnish

Put all ingredients in a shaker and shake hard. Strain into a martini or coup glass. Garnish with lime twist.

Orange Daiquiri

2 oz Caliche Rum.
3/4 oz fresh lime juice.
1/2 oz fresh orange juice.
1/2 oz honey syrup.
1 dash Grand Marnier.

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and shake until well chilled. Serve straight up in a chilled cocktail cup. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

Watermelon Daiquiri

2 oz Caliche Rum
¾  oz St-Germain Liqueur
¾ oz fresh squeezed lime juice
½ oz simple syrup
4 watermelon chunks

Muddle watermelon in a cocktail shaker.  Add additional ingredients and shake with ice. Fine strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with a watermelon wedge.

Hemingway Daiquiri

2 oz Caliche Rum
1/2 oz maraschino liqueur
1/2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
3/4 oz lime juice

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a rocks glass.

Your Wellness Tip To-Go:

If you’re not a fan of imbibing (or if you need to detox after a few too many cocktails) try these five smoothie and juice recipes from CHI Spa at Shangri-La in Vancouver, BC, and Kohler Waters Spa in Kohler, Wisconsin.