Over-abundance of white rum - Seeking cocktails

[Monch]

Hounds,

We host a large party each year that had its roots in a "Bar-Stocking Party"...We'll make gobs of great Cajun/Creole food...Please help us stock our new bar.

It seemed a bit crass, at the time, but everyone loves it. Where else can a bunch of Wisconsinites have a crawfish feed?

Over the years, despite our pouring of countless Hurricanes, we have amassed a LARGE stock of white rum....primarily Bacardi.

I am seeking inspiration to use this product. I am a drinker of gin martinis and other classic cocktails (Manhattans, Negronis, Aviations). I am, however, a bit at a loss for similar recipes that are based on white rum. I'm sampling a "Bacardi Martini"....Rum, with dry vermouth and bitters...it's OK, but am seeking your inspired suggestions.

Sweet is OK, but am hoping for a recipe evocative of those concoctions mentioned above.

However, I will take on all comers....as long as the ingredients are relatively common and inexpensive....We're in a recession, dontcha know? Please don't take me down the "Creme de XXXX" path.

Yours frugally and chowishly,

M.

[butterandrum]

Add some fresh coconut to a gallon, wait a month, then make a Lei Lani Volcano...refreshingly light and juicy...

From Tiki+, an iPhone app by Beachbum Jeff Berry and one of his books, by way of the Polynesian Village at Disney World in the 70's!

3 oz. Guava Nectar
1 1/2 oz Pineapple juice
3/4 oz Fresh Lime juice
1/4 oz Simple syrup
2 1/2 oz Coconut rum (Malibu is WAY too sweet)

Shake with crushed ice and pour all of it into a glass and enjoy!

[jumpyg]

Some other rum ideas:

Havana Cocktail
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz light rum
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
Twist of lemon peel
Directions:
Shake the rum, lemon juice, and pineapple juice with ice; then strain over ice into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon peel.

Classic Daiquiri
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz light rum
1 oz fresh lime juice
1 tsp simple syrup or superfine sugar
Directions:
Shake all ingredients well with ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

[white light]

You might like a Between The Sheets cocktail

[TroyTempest]

a simple rum and tonic with a squeeze of lime is good

[StriperGuy]

Classic Mojito
Rum
Muddled mint
simple syrup
Juice of 1/2 lime
Splash of soda

Daiquiri
Rum, lime, simple syrup

Rum and Watermelon Juice (Amazing drink)
Rum
Watermelon juice (mash watermelon with potato masher and force through sieve)
lime
simple syrup

Zombie
Rum (preferably light and dark)
Pineapple juice
Orange juice

Rum and Apple Cider serve hot or cold
Add spices optionally

[jerryc123]

Rum, dry vermouth, and bitters? I'm pretty sure that is an "El Presidente"

A Bacardi cocktail is basically a rum sour.
2 oz Bacardi white
1 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz grenadine
shake with ice, strain, serve straight-up

But to address your question....

The Aviation, and Negroni are two really complex drinks, (and really different from one another) that involve ingredients with a lot of flavor and subtlety - Gin and Campari.
It is going to be a bit of a challenge to find that kind of drink using a serviceable, but relatively simple spirit like Bacardi white. A lot will depend on the other ingredients you add to it.

Have you had a "Fig Leaf" ?
1 1/2 oz sweet vermouth (Use Vya brand, yes I know, recession, but Vya is worth it)
3/4 oz light rum
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1 dash Angostura bitters
shake with ice, strain, serve straight-up

I have a few other ideas, but let me taste test tonight, and get back to you.
I have a big bottle of Bacardi white left over from a party, too! And I like to experiment.

Oh, and if you are drinking Aviations, then you have Creme de Violette, and Maraschino, in your arsenal?

[Monch]

Thanks Jerry,

I agree with your assessment of the "El Presidente"...it's not a "Bacardi Cocktail" but a cocktail I made with Bacardi.

Yes to the complexity of the concoctions I referenced. I was seeking to describe the types of cocktails to which I gravitate.

Finally, yes....I have the Marashino and Creme de Violette on the shelf. I'm lucky enough to live close enough to (and thankfully far enough from) Chicago to be able to hit a massive liquor store there. It was the only place I could find the Violette. Apparently no distributors in Wisconsin handle it!

Thanks for the feedback!

[jerryc123]

"Casa Blanca" Cocktail
2 oz Bacardi light rum
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/4 oz Maraschino liqueur
1/4 oz Triple Sec
1 dash Angostura bitters
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Brandied cherry for garnish

I tried this tonight, but I'm not a huge fan. The Angostura is what gives it it's character, other than that it's kind of bland and muddy. It might be worth playing with. Maybe Regan's orange bitters instead of Angostura...
I'm going to keep looking around. There must be something besides fruit-based drinks for light rum. I think vermouth and/or potable bitters is the direction to go in. I have a bottle of Fernet-Branca - I wonder if I can make up something with that? Hmm.....
I'll be back.

[jerryc123]

"Diabolo #3"
2 oz white rum
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1/2 oz Cointreau
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Lemon twist for garnish