I’m celebrating Friday and the start of fall with a rum tea cocktail! It’s made with Dark Aged Rum that I received from Cruzan®.
If you asked me to pick my favorite spirit, it would be tough to choose between bourbon and rum. One reminds me of our days living in Kentucky. The other gets me thinking about our many trips to the Caribbean.
Despite summer’s end, rum has won out lately for the taste buds. Maybe its because we have a Caribbean trip coming up in a couple months or maybe I’m just thankful that the temps here are now more beach-like and less I’m-frying-in-the-sun-like.
Cruzan® also just sent me a bottle of their Aged Dark Rum. So with its clean and robust flavor, thanks to aging 2-4 years in charred oak casks, rum cocktail it is!
I’ve mixed up quite a few rum and juice concoctions that resemble rum punch so I decided to go a different route this time. For this drink I balanced those rich rum flavors with tea. A bit of lime juice and orange liqueur round it out for a fun, straight-up beverage.
You can brew a strong tea and cool it to use, or use an unsweetened bottled version. Stick with a dark rum and always use fresh lime juice.
This is a great cocktail that isn’t so fruity that you feel you must drink it during the summer. It’s a nice way to glide right into fall. Cheers!
Rum Tea Cocktail
Makes: 2 cocktails
What you’ll need:
4 oz. dark aged rum
4 oz. unsweetened iced tea
1.25 oz. orange liqueur
.5 oz. fresh lime juice
Ice
Lime slices to garnish
How to make it:
Pour the rum, tea, orange liqueur and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add 6 to 7 ice cubes. Cover and shake until well chilled.
Strain the drink into two cocktail glasses. Garnish with lime and serve.
