Coconut Mojito

by with No Comment Rum Recipes

A Seven Jars Special Recipe

This quick and easy variation on the Mojito uses Seven Jars Rum and natural coconut flavours to bring out a true tropical taste! We dare you to try one of these and not picture yourself on a beautiful island beach! BTW, the first question we always get here is “What is the difference between Coconut Milk and Coconut Water?” The short answer is coconut milk is processed from the “meat” of a coconut. Coconut “water” is the liquid contained in a green coconut; it is high in potassium and considered by some to be a healthy drink. Coconut milk is actually comprised of coconut cream and coconut water, and may separate out at cooler temperatures. Properly mixed, coconut milk is thicker in texture and actually has a different flavour than coconut water; it is also higher in fat, although it is made up of medium chain triglycerides (in other words NOT animal fat) and therefore some argue that it is actually good for you. SO, you have the best of everything!!

Print Recipe
 Coconut Mojito
Servings
Ingredients
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. In a stainless shaker, muddle the lime juice, sugar and mint leaves. Add ice, coconut milk and rum. STIR, do not shake. Pour into cocktail glass, fill remainder of glass with club soda and gently stir again. Garnish with additional mint leaves if desired.

Mojito

by with No Comment Rum Recipes

A Seven Jars Special Recipe

When you make this classic with our craft style Seven Jars Rum, you’ll find a delightful, refreshingly simple drink that goes great on any hot summer day! The key to a great Mojito is not only using the right rum, but making sure that the mint is fresh and muddled properly. The idea of all muddling is to gently press the ingredient you are muddling to release the juices and flavors while avoiding bruising or worse grinding up the ingredient so that it becomes “floaters” in the drink.

Print Recipe
 Mojito
Servings
Ingredients
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. In a stainless shaker, muddle the lime juice, sugar and mint leaves. Pour into a Highball glass; add ice, then pour rum over the ice. Gently stir, distributing mint leaves throughout the mixture. Fill remainder of glass with club soda and gently stir again. Garnish with additional mint leaves if desired.

Banana Daiquiri

by with No Comment Rum Recipes

A Seven Jars Special Recipe

Daiquiri Okay, here is one instance where the Bootlegger’s Version truly differs from the classic cocktail in a big way. We still use our elite Seven Jars Rum, but we also break down and use a blender. The original recipe calls for mashing a banana, adding shaved ice and the other ingredients; while you can certainly still do that, virtually everyone has a blender these days, so why not take advantage of it? You will note that this is actually a close cousin to the Pina Colada, but instead of pineapple juice this one uses lime juice, keeping it in the Daiquiri family.

Print Recipe
 Banana Daiquiri
Servings
Ingredients
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Add all of the ingredients into a blender. Fill approximately 1/2 way with ice. Blend until smooth, usually about 1 minute. Pour into a tall highball glass and serve. The amount of ice you use will actually dictate how much of and end product you create; if you fill the blender all the way up with ice, be sure to double the ingredients.
Recipe Notes

SIDE BAR:

We have a truly  FANTASTIC recipe for a Banana Rum.  Like all of our products, the banana rum recipe uses real fruit (in this instance bananas, obviously); but real fruit provides a challenge.  It absorbs the alcohol, making the end product much lower proof.  There are ways around this, but in the instance of banana flavor there is one major impediment:  you cannot juice a banana.  The banana rum recipe left to us is outstanding, BUT we have not been able to reproduce the flavor, keep the proof where we want it AND not have a good bit of the banana pulp in the rum; so keep in mind that we are still working on this one.  In the meantime, this banana daiquiri recipe should hold you banana lovers over.

Daiquiri

by with No Comment Rum Recipes

A Seven Jars Special Recipe

Daiquiri A Daiquiri is one of the easiest drinks to make, and our Seven Jars Rum (made from Blackstrap Molasses) provides the perfect base. This classic Daiquiri recipe features our Seven Jars Rum and is easier to make than even the Bootlegger’s variation because it does not require a blender. Nothing wrong with a blender at all, BUT it is true that few, if any of the truly classic cocktail recipes require a blender.

Print Recipe
 Daiquiri
Servings
Ingredients
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Frost a daiquiri glass in the freezer or refrigerator. (alternatively you can substitute a large martini glass or even a margarita glass) In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the Seven Jars Rum, lime juice and Simple Syrup. Shake vigorously until the drink is thoroughly chilled. Strain the drink into the daiquiri glass.