World Ocean Day (June 8) is here and to help celebrate this invaluable asset we bring you some refreshing summer cocktails with Mount Gay Rum that are easy to make at home. 

From an elevated Old Fashioned to your classic Daiquiri, each delicious cocktail has a sustainable twist to them making it the ideal drink to toast on World Ocean Day. These cocktails make for the perfect sips to enjoy on the beach, by the lake or on your rooftop during these warmer months. 

Sea Bird 

Ingredients 

• 2 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel
• 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 0.75 oz Pineapple Syrup or Pineapple Juice
• 0.75 oz Bitter Aperitivo

Pineapple Syrup: 

• 1 cup of pineapple (including skin)
• 1 cup of water
• 1 cup of sugar
• Wash and chop pineapple. Bring water and sugar to a boil stirring frequently. Turn to low and add pineapple. Cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Once cool mash the pineapple into the syrup.

Instructions

Add all ingredients to your tin, add ice and shake. Strain over ice. Garnish with pineapple.

Banana Old Fashioned

Ingredients

• 2 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel
• 0.5 oz Banana Syrup*
• Orange peel (bitter component to be used in stir)

Banana Syrup:

• 1 banana peel chopped
• 0.25 cup of water
• 0.25 cup of sugar
• Add all ingredients to a blender, blend, strain, and serve.

Instructions:

Add all ingredients including expressed peel to glass. Add ice and stir. Option to garnish with fresh orange peel. Serve.

Silver Sands

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Mount Gay Eclipse
• 0.25 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz Pineapple Cinnamon Syrup*
• 1.5 oz Brut Champagne

Pineapple Cinnamon Syrup:

• 1.5 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 cinnamon sticks – cracked
• 1 one-inch slices ginger
• 1 lemon peel
• 1 pineapple – core removed, cut into chunks
• Add all ingredients but pineapple to pot and bring to a boil. Add pineapple and simmer until pineapple is just translucent. Press pineapple to release juices. Strain out solids and let cool.

Instructions: 

Add all ingredients but champagne into cocktail shaker and shake until chilled. Strain into rocks glass over ice. Top with champagne and stir to incorporate.

Classic Daquiri 

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel
• 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 1 oz Simple Syrup
• Lime Wheel for garnish

Instructions:

Add ingredients to shaker. Add ice, shake + strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with lime wheel or peel.