Name: Rum Runner Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: ice; 1 ounce light rum; 1 ounce dark rum; 1 ounce banana liqueur; ½ ounce chambord or blackberry liqueur; 2 ounces pineapple juice; 1 ounce lime juice (fresh squeezed); ½ ounce grenadine; Fresh blackberries (garnish); Lime (garnish); Pineapple (garnish); Maraschino cherries (garnish)

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This Rum Runner Cocktail is a fruity drink that’s ready in under 5 minutes. Full of delicious flavors, it’s bright, beautiful and absolutely delicious. The perfect summer cocktail.

When you know a good cocktail, you know a good cocktail. I have always been obsessed with how tasty and gorgeous this Rum Runner is. As the bartender at all our parties, this is a common drink that gets requested all the time by friends and family.

This beautiful Rum Runner Cocktail is made up of pineapple juice, lime juice, light and dark rum, a banana, chambord, grenadine, and delicious fruit garnishes of your choice.

Perfect for sipping on any time of the year, but especially appreciated throughout the hot months since it’s light and refreshing with fruity flavors. This is one of our go-to warm weather cocktails.

So refreshing, this Rum Runner really is the perfect summer drink. The overall flavor is mostly banana but with a fruity berry type aftertaste. So if you are a banana lover, this ones for you!

Everything in this recipe just works together and complements each other so well. This is the basic recipe, you can switch it up however you would like, but this is how we have always made it and will continue to do so.

If you are looking for that signature drink for your summer gatherings and parties then I have to suggest this one, because it is already beloved over here, so why not give it a try and find out for yourself!

Some of our other favorite cocktail recipes we have on our site include: Tequila Sunrise, Strawberry Margaritas, and Pineapple Mojitos.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

Delicious and ready in 5 minutes or less.
Easy swaps for substitutes if you can’t find exactly what you need.
Can easily be doubled or tripled to serve more people

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM)

Ice
Light rum
Dark rum
Banana liqueur
Chambord or blackberry liqueur
Pineapple juice
Lime juice
Grenadine
Fresh blackberries
Lime
Pineapple
Maraschino cherries

HOW TO MAKE A RUM RUNNER COCKTAIL, STEP BY STEP:

Add ice to your cocktail shaker halfway full.
Pour in the light rum, dark rum, banana liqueur, chambord, pineapple juice, lime juice, and grenadine to the cocktail shaker.
Place the top on the shaker and shake vigorously.
Pour your cocktail over ice in a tall glass and garnish with blackberries, lime, pineapple, and cherries or other garnish choices and serve immediately.

WHAT IS A RUM RUNNER MADE OF?

You can see all the ingredients above, this Rum Runner recipe is made of a light rum, dark rum, pineapple juice, lime juice, blackberry liqueur, banana liqueur, grenadine and a handful of various fruits for garnishes.

WHAT IS A RUM RUNNER AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM?

A Rum Runner Cocktail is a fruity cocktail made with both light and dark rum among various other liqueurs.

It was created at a Holiday Isle Tiki Bar in Islamorada, Florida in the late 1950’s. The drink was named after Rum Runners which could be found all over Florida.

Not sure what a “Rum Runner” is, no worries! It’s a bootlegger, or a person who transports rum and other alcohol around the areas where transporting and selling alcohol is prohibited.

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HURRICANE AND A RUM RUNNER COCKTAIL?

Both of these cocktails are fruity in nature and typically use the same fruit juices. However, the Rum Runner recipe calls for both banana liqueur and blackberry liqueur. Those aren’t used in a Hurricane drink.

CAN YOU MAKE A PITCHER OF THIS?

This Rum Runner is a great party drink to serve. Instead of making a bunch of individual servings over and over, add everything to a pitcher to the quantity you are looking for, stir to combine.

Then pour them over glasses with ice as needed. Keep the pitcher in the fridge when not serving.

HOW TO STORE:

This easy cocktail is best enjoyed when you first make it.

If you want to try to make some ahead, I recommend holding off on the ice, just mixing everything else together and storing in the refrigerator until you’re ready to drink it.

Then put it in a shaker with ice, shake and enjoy. This can also be made in a pitcher to serve more people, see above on how to do that.

I recommend drinking the same day you make it.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

Depending on where you live and your liquor store, some things can be a little more difficult to find. We found it hard to find blackberry liqueur in our location, so we suggest using chambord, creme de cassis or blackberry brandy if you need to swap it out.
If you want a more fruity drink, increase the amount of fruit juice used.
For a weaker Rum Runner Cocktail, decrease your rum used.
You can make swaps in liqueurs if you need to and still end up with a delicious cocktail recipe. Don’t be afraid to try different variations.
This is the perfect party make-ahead drink! Just make a pitcher of it, store in the refrigerator and then serve over ice and add garnishes when you’re ready, so easy!

Want to feel like you’re being whisked away to a tropical paradise, this easy Rum Runner Cocktail is just what you need! Fruity, flavorful, easy and super fun!

IF YOU LIKE THIS RECIPE YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:

Blue Hawaiian
Strawberry Pina Colada
Paloma Cocktail

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Rum Runner Cocktail