National Rum Day: Festive Pours and Creative Cocktails from Stylish Hotels

12 Aug 2025 by Jose Eledra in Bars, Cuisine, Event, General, Golf, Home, Hot Spots, Hotels, Latest photo, Lounges, Pleasure, Products, Restaurants, Spirits

Rum takes center stage on August 16 as hotels around the world celebrate National Rum Day with festive pours and unforgettable experiences.

Here we’re spotlighting standout rum cocktails that highlight bold flavors, creative mixology, and the essence of summer. Whether guests are sipping poolside, enjoying a rooftop view, or recreating the recipe at home, these cocktails offer a refreshing way to honor rum’s timeless appeal.

Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa – Maui, Hawaii

● Cocktail Name: Maui Medicine

● Ingredients:

○ 2oz. of koloa spiced rum

○ 1oz. of cream of coconut

○ Pineapple and orange juice to fill the cup (1 oz. each roughly)

● Directions: Add Kōloa Spiced Rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and orange juice to a shaker filled with ice, shake well until chilled and combined, strain into a glass over fresh ice, and garnish with a dusting of li hing mui powder on top or on the rim of the glass and fresh fruit.

The Alida Hotel – Savannah, Georgia ● Cocktail Name: I’ll Call You Later ● Ingredients: ○ 1.5oz Hibiscus infused rum ○ .75oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth ○ .25oz Bordiga Maraschino ○ .5oz Demerara Syrup ○ .5oz Lemon Juice ○ 2 Drops Saline Solution ○ Soda Water ● Directions: Combine all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake well. Add soda water to tin and single strain into a Collins glass over cubed ice. Garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel and dried hibiscus petals.
Hyatt Regency Greenwich – Greenwich, Connecticut ● Cocktail Name: Don Q Cristal Rum ● Ingredients: ○ 2 oz Don Q Cristal Rum ○ .5 oz Maraschino Cherry Liqueur ○ .5 oz Simple Syrup ○ .75 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice ○ .5 oz Grapefruit Juice ● Directions: Add all ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake well for about 60 seconds or until well chilled. Double strain with a hawthorn strainer and a fine mesh strainer into a chilled Nick and Nora glass and garnish with a dried lime wheel.

InterContinental Indianapolis – Indianapolis, Indiana ● Cocktail Name: Fifth Tally ● Ingredients: ● 1oz Maker’s Mark bourbon ● 1oz pineapple rum ● .5oz ramazzoti ● .5oz dry curacao ● Dry white oak smoke ● Directions: In a cocktail shaker, combine the bourbon, pineapple rum, Ramazzotti and dry curacao with ice and stir. Strain into a rocks glass and infuse with dry white oak smoke using a smoking gun under a dome for 30–45 seconds. Garnish with a dehydrated pineapple wheel or orange twist and serve immediately.
The Muse New York – New York City ● Cocktail Name: City of Lights ● Ingredients: ○ .5oz Brugal 1888 ○ .5oz Planteray Pineapple Rum ○ .5oz Bacardí Superior ○ 2oz fresh pineapple juice ○ 1oz passion fruit purée or juice ○ .75oz coconut purée ○ .5oz fresh lime juice ○ .25oz simple syrup ○ Small dash of sea salt ○ 3 drops tiki bitters ● Directions: In a shaker, combine all ingredients, dry shake (no ice) to emulsify the coconut and blend the salt, add ice and shake again until well-chilled, strain into a chilled Collins glass over fresh ice, and garnish with a sundae cherry.
Six Senses La Sagesse – Grenada ● Cocktail Name: Saracca Bash ● Ingredients: ○ White rum ○ Passion fruit juice ○ Lime juice ○ Vanilla ○ Tabasco ● Fact: Saracca is a traditional Grenadian feast honoring ancestors, where food is shared freely with the community as a spiritual offering, blending African and Catholic practices.