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a tall glass of coca cola and ice garnished with a lime wheel.

The Easiest 3 Ingredient Rum Cocktail

Amy Traynor
Make a quick and tasty rum cocktail by choosing a mixer and a type of citrus to pair it with. It's that simple to make a great drink at home – no special bar tools or fancy liqueurs needed!
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz white or aged rum
  • 6 oz mixer of choice see notes below
  • ½ oz lime or lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour the vodka over the ice, add a squeeze of fresh citrus juice, then top with your mixer of choice.
  • Stir gently, garnish as desired, and enjoy!

Notes

The best mixers for rum:

  • Ginger beer
  • Lemonade
  • Grapefruit juice
  • Cranberry juice
  • Tonic water
  • Sparkling water / seltzer / club soda
  • Ginger ale
  • Cola
  • Citrus sodas
  • Grapefruit soda
  • Root beer
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Keyword aged rum, rum,, tiki, white rum
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