Rum Runner
ClassicTwo rums, blackberry and banana liqueurs, pineapple, and lime. A Florida Keys party drink.
Fruity, lush, and tropical. Pineapple and banana lead, blackberry adds a dark jammy depth, and the two rums keep it from tasting like pure punch. Lime and grenadine pull the sweetness into balance.
Ingredients
- 1 oz White Rum
- 1 oz Dark Rum
- 0.5 oz Crème De Mûre Blackberry Liqueur
- 0.5 oz Crème De Banane Banana Liqueur
- 2 oz Pineapple Juice
- 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.25 oz Grenadine
- Pineapple · optional garnish
- Maraschino cherry · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add everything to a shaker with ice.
- 2
Shake hard until well chilled.
- 3
Strain into a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice.
- 4
Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a cherry.
The Story
The Rum Runner is a Florida Keys original, said to have been invented at the Holiday Isle Tiki Bar in Islamorada as a way to use up surplus bottles of rum and liqueurs. Whether or not the story is exactly true, the result became a vacation-bar staple: fruity, strong, and deceptively easy to drink. The name nods to the Prohibition-era boats that ran rum into Florida.