New Years Eve was our “Gin” night (see New Years Eve – Goodbye 2020). Tonight we decided to explore some Rum drinks. So once again Karen took to Pinterest to find some ideas of what to try. Almost every interesting drink she found wanted pineapple juice. But, sadly, pineapple juice is not in stock in our house tonight.

So instead I turned to the “Mixologist” app (not a sponsor) on my phone to see what I could find that matched what resources we had on hand. Mixologist is a cool adult app and has lots of options on how you find drink recipes. Obviously you can search for drinks by name or rating but one of my favorite features is “Search by Ingredient”. So, I put in Rum and a few other mixers and liquors and quickly had a list generated of what I could accomplish.

Our goal wasn’t to get drunk but to try a bunch of different drinks and see how we liked them. We split drinks or halved or quartered the recipe so that we could try multiple drinks in one night without regretting it in the morning. Unlike other recipes on our site, these are not our recipes and all of them came from the Mixologist app. The only thing we can add is our rating of drinks: 1 poor – 5 best. Our rating system is based on Karen giving her score and then I give my score, then we try to average the two. Having the relationship that we have, we enjoy the debate on the value of the recipe. From our experience, most couples can’t function after sharing this many aperitifs. Thanks for understanding our need to amuse ourselves with these activities during all the things that are happening in today’s world.

Rattlesnake Milk

  • 1 oz. Banana Liqueur
  • 1 oz. Kahlua
  • 1 oz. Rum
  • Milk

Mix and pour over ice into a Tom Collins glass. Top with milk and stir.

We gave this one a 4 out of 5.

Doughall Is A Pansy

  • 1/4 oz Creme de Banane
  • 1/4 oz Rum
  • 1/4 oz Vodka
  • 1 splash(es) Coca Cola

Shake vigorously and strain into a shot glass.

We gave this one a 3.5 out of 5.

Coke Sucker

  • 6 oz Coca Cola
  • 2 oz Half and Half Cream
  • 2 oz Kahlua
  • 2 oz Rum

Stir over ice.

We gave this one a 3 out of 5.

Hairy Tongue

  • 1/2 oz Amaretto
  • 1/2 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
  • 1/2 oz Kahlua
  • 1/2 oz Rum

Combine in a shot glass.

Score: 3 out of 5.

Cherry Vanilla

Dr. Pepper

  • 4 oz Amaretto
  • 1 oz Rum
  • 8 oz Dr. Pepper
  • 2 drop(s) Vanilla Extract

Mix into tall glass, stir.

We decided 4 out of 5 for this one.

Bloody Virgin

  • 1/3 oz Bacardi Rum
  • 1/3 oz Grenadine

Pour in order in a shot glass.

Top scorer of the night! 4.5 out of 5.

Face First

  • 1/3 oz Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey
  • 1/3 oz Rum
  • 1/3 oz Sloe Gin
  • 1 splash(es) Grenadine

Combine in a highball glass with cracked ice.

This one got a 2 out of 5. Guess we are just not whiskey fans.

Atomic Drop

  • 1/2 oz Rum
  • 1/2 oz Tequila
  • 3 drop(s) Tabasco Sauce

Put tequila and rum into shot glass. Squeeze in 3 drops of Tabasco Sauce, then stir until Tabasco Sauce has floated to the middle of the glass.

OK, so we didn’t have Tabasco Sauce so we used Siriacha instead. Well… um…. we gave this one a 1.5. But maybe it’s better with Tabasco.

Dambuster

  • 3 oz Rum
  • 1 oz Kahlua
  • 1 oz Giner Ale
  • Milk

In a highball glass with ice, pour three oz of rum, one oz of Kahlua, and 1 oz of Ginger Ale and fill the rest of the glass with milk, stir.

Score: 3 out of 5.

For those that know me I am a big Long Island Ice Tea fan. This last drink is a variation of that theme. I just had to try it. I have to admit, it’s not bad. Thanks for coming along for the ride.

Electric Iced Tea

  • 1 1/2 oz Gin
  • 1 1/2 oz Rum
  • 1 1/2 oz Vodka
  • 1 splash(es) Blue Curacao
  • 1 oz Tequila
  • 1 oz Triple Sec
  • 7-up

Score: Karen said “It’s like I’m at a nightclub in the winter and you want to get me drunk like I’m at the beach.”

by Dennis
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