Learn how to make the popular tropical cocktail, the Rum Runner! Featuring both light and dark rum, fruit liqueurs and fruit juices, this rum runner recipe will give you all the warm island vibes! Fun, refreshing and perfect for both relaxing and summer entertaining, the rum runner is always a delicious, refreshing drink option!
Update: This rum runner recipe was originally published in July 2015. I made updates to the post below to include more information about this classic tiki cocktail!
Happy Sunday funday, friends! I’m not sure about you, but personally, I love Sundays. Between the brunch, endless mimosa cocktails and bloody Mary bars, followed by baking in pajamas, a movie session, possibly a nap, and most definitely a lot of R & R at home. I mean, what’s not to love about a Sunday?!
And, Sunday is made infinitely better if all that fun involves a fruity classic cocktail or two! Am I right, or am I right? Enter a classic tiki cocktail made specifically for summer fun – the rum runner drink!
Rum Runner
This Rum Runner cocktail will give you all the tropical island vibes! Packed with rum, fruit juices and liqueurs, this drink is fruity, fun and perfect for parties!Recipe can be scaled up or down by using the slider if you hover your mouse over the number of Servings.
Prep: 5min
Total: 5min
Yield: 1
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 296 kcal, Carbohydrate 27 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 1 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Sodium 7 mg, Sugar 22 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Dark Spiced Rum
- 1 oz White Rum
- ½ oz Banana Liqueur (Crème de banane)
- ½ oz Blackberry Liqueur (Crème de Mûre) ((can substitute Crème de cassis))
- 1 oz Orange Juice
- 1 oz Pineapple Juice
- ½ oz Lime Juice
- ½ oz Grenadine
Instruction:
- Combine ingredients with ice: Add all ingredients to a shaker. Fill with ice.
- Shake: Vigorously shake the cocktail shaker until it is very cold to the touch. Remove the top and strain the rum runner into a glass filled with ice.
- Serve: Garnish with fresh fruit, a cocktail umbrella, or your favorite drink accessories. Enjoy!
Rum Runner
The story goes that this Key West cocktail was created in the 1950s at the Holiday Isle Tiki Bar in Islamorada, Florida. It was named for the bootleggers who smuggled in the liquor during Prohibition and later to avoid taxes. There’s nothing taxing about this decidedly tropical rum-and-liqueur–packed libation.
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) unsweetened pineapple juice
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) banana liqueur
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) light rum
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) dark rum
- 1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) Chambord
- 1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) Grenadine
- Garnish: fruit skewer (pineapple, banana, orange, lime)
Instruction:
- Pour all ingredients into an ice-filled cocktail shaker, and shake vigorously. Strain into an ice-filled hurricane glass. Garnish, if desired.
Rum Runner
The Rum Runner is a tropical cocktail that will quench all thirsts on a hot day. This drink is packed with pineapple juice, banana and black berry liqueurs.
Prep: 5min
Total: 5min
Yield: 1
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. dark rum
- 1 oz. light rum
- 1 oz. banana liqueur
- 1 oz. blackberry liqueur
- 1 1/2 oz. pineapple juice
- 1/2 oz. lime juice
- Splash of grenadine
- Pineapple wedge, for garnish
- Blackberries, for garnish
Instruction:
- Add 4 to 5 cubes of ice to a shaker then pour in rums, liqueurs, pineapple juice, lime juice, and grenadine.
- Shake until chilled through then strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with pineapple and blackberries and serve.
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