# What do I do with this rum? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 27, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288 "2012-05-27T22:41:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/1 "2012-05-27T22:41:21Z")
When I was in the shot glass exchange I got some neat stuff, besides the glasses, from my sender silenus. One item was a 50ml bottle of rum. It’s clear, and the name of the brand is Tommy Bahama, a name I’m not familiar with. So what’s the tastiest thing I can do with this rum? Are there any favorite mixed drinks you can recommend? ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/2 "2012-05-27T22:49:42Z")
Rum and Ginger Ale (Canada Dry is fine, but Reed’s is excellent) over ice is one of the best cocktails in the world. Maybe a squeeze of lime, depending on your tastes… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/3 "2012-05-27T22:58:34Z")
Mix it with Red Bull and Coke. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/4 "2012-05-27T23:06:35Z")
[Mai Tais](http://www.esquire.com/drinks/mai-tai-drink-recipe). ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/5 "2012-05-28T00:05:20Z")
Jebus, that guy is into everything. I have two Tommy Bahama beach chairs. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/6 "2012-05-28T01:25:12Z")
Away with it, by gum! That’s the song of the Temperance Union! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/7 "2012-05-28T01:42:01Z")
The recipe for mai-tais calls for dark rum. This is clear rum, will it still be good for it? ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/8 "2012-05-28T01:52:10Z")
Um, bake. And then mail it to me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/9 "2012-05-28T01:54:16Z")
I’d make a “real” (rum, lime juice, sugar syrup) [Daiquiri](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/daiquiri-recipe/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/10 "2012-05-28T02:26:42Z")
Oh my, a couple of those daquiri recipes sound good. I may have to try the one with the strawberries. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/11 "2012-05-28T02:58:20Z")
> [@zombywoof](#): > > I’d make a “real” (rum, lime juice, sugar syrup) [Daiquiri](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/daiquiri-recipe/index.html). Okay, I gotta go with that. TNAI Mrs. Plant made a pitcher of limeade, and we drank it with rum and crushed mint. Outstanding. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/12 "2012-05-28T02:59:17Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > Rum and Ginger Ale (Canada Dry is fine, but Reed’s is excellent) over ice is one of the best cocktails in the world. > > Maybe a squeeze of lime, depending on your tastes… Are you sure you weren’t thinking of _Rye_ and Ginger Ale? Rum goes with Coke and a Lime Squeeze (Cuba Libre) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/13 "2012-05-28T04:39:49Z")
Rum balls! 2 1/2 cups vanilla wafers, crushed 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 1/4 cups confectioner’s sugar 1/2 cup rum 2 tablespoons Karo syrup 1 cup walnuts, broken Combine, form into balls and store in an air-tight container. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/14 "2012-05-28T08:24:02Z")
500g Mango 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup cream 50ml rum pulp the mango in a food processor, add the cream, sugar and rum. Mix, chill, then freeze in an ice-cream maker. Si ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/15 "2012-05-28T10:21:34Z")
Mojito ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/16 "2012-05-28T13:08:06Z")
> [@si\_blakely](#): > > 500g Mango > 2/3 cup sugar > 1 cup cream > 50ml rum > > pulp the mango in a food processor, add the cream, sugar and rum. Mix, chill, then freeze in an ice-cream maker. > > Si OMG, that sounds good too, I think I’m going to have to go out and buy some more rum, as I have just the one little bottle!😛 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/17 "2012-05-28T20:56:10Z")
Right now I am sipping a daiquiri made with rum, lime juice simple syrup and mulberry juice! A mulberry daiquiri. I concocted it after reading some of the daiquiri recipes at the link up thread. Two parts rum, two parts juice, one part freshly squeezed lime juice, one part simple syrup. I stirred it up and poured it over crushed ice. It looks gorgeous, a deep purple drink. The mulberries had been in my freezer, I picked them fresh myself and mashed them in a sieve to get the juice and strain out the seeds. I also cooked up the simple syrup myself, this morning, so it had time to cool. Now I intend to sit back, read, and sip. I haven’t had rum in a while, so I’m typing this now while I’m sure I can!😃 ---
**Author:** ![phxjcc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-this-rum/623288/18 "2012-05-28T21:23:48Z")
Bananas Foster