1 Minute Rum Cocktails (Perfect For The Bank Holiday)

Shake your way into the bank holiday spirit (and the Notting Hill Carnival) with 3 rum cocktails you can make in one minute flat…

The forecast is brighter with these three tropical tipples.

‘EL PRESIDENTE’

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces light rum
• 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1/2 ounce pineapple juice
• Dash of grenadine
• Fresh pineapple to garnish

Method:
1. Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a slice of fresh pineapple

CRUSHED PINEAPPLE MOJITO

Ingredients:

• 3 ounces aged rum
• 1 ounce triple sec
• 1 ounce pineapple juice
• 2 slices fresh pineapple
• 4-5 lime wedges
• 6-8 mint leaves

Method:

1. Muddle the pineapple, lime, and mint in the bottom of a cocktail shaker.
2. Fill the shaker with ice and add the other ingredients.
3. Shake well.
4. Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a sprig of mint.
   

PINK RUM COCKTAIL

Ingredients:

• 2 cups fresh cranberries
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 cup white rum
• ½ cup fresh lime juice
• Mint sprigs (for serving)

Method:

1. Bring cranberries, sugar, and 2 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar.
2. Strain syrup into a pitcher; cover and chill. Set cranberries aside.
3. Add rum and lime juice to syrup; chill until cold, about 1 hour.
4. Serve punch over crushed ice garnished with reserved cranberries and mint sprigs.