Fresh Watermelon Rum Cocktail

This Fresh Watermelon Rum Cocktail has a just a few simple ingredients and can be whipped up within minutes. Fresh, light and delicious!

A Fresh Watermelon Rum Cocktail is the perfect drink to sip on those hot summer days. A nice fresh, light cocktail that is great while you are at the beach or lounging with friends and family by the pool. Whip it up in within minutes.

Rum Facts

It is first believed that rum originated on the island of Barbados. However, the first rum creations were low in quality and were often characterized as a hot and terrible liquor. A few short years after its creation in roughly 1650, rum’s popularity spread to Colonial America. In 1664, the first rum distillery was set up on Staten Island. Three years later, Boston, Massachusetts open its first distillery and rum became Colonial New England’s largest and most financially successful industry. The rum produced in the colonies became so popular that it was considered the best in the world throughout the 18th century. Unfortunately, after the American Revolution, the popularity of rum began to decline. This was largely due to the restrictions on rum from the British islands of the Caribbean and the birth of American whiskey.

Rum is made by fermenting sugar cane molasses or sugar cane juice and is a clear, sweet liquid is often stored in oak barrels. The longer its stored in the barrels the better its taste and flavor. Premium rums are considered some of the best rum to buy and according to Liquor.com these are the top rated rums.

Best Overall Rum: Mount Gay Black Barrel

Region: Barbados | ABV: 43% | Tasting Notes: Gingerbread, Vanilla, Toffee

Best White Rum: Ten To One White Rum

Region: Dominican Republic, Jamaica | ABV: 45% | Tasting Notes: Banana, Grass, Citrus

Best Dark Rum: Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry

Region: Jamaica | ABV: 43% | Tasting Notes: Grape, Coconut, Bread

Best Coconut Rum: Kōloa Kauaʻi

Region: Hawaii | ABV: 40% | Tasting Notes: Coconut, Vanilla, Lime

Best for Sipping: Barrell Rum “Tale Of Two Islands” 8 Year

Region: Jamaica | ABV: 66.4% | Tasting Notes: Smoke, Tropical Fruit, Grapefruit

Give these different rums a try and see what ones you like best. However, any white rum will work well in this Fresh Watermelon Rum Cocktail!

Time Saving Tips!

• Cut up watermelon ahead of time. Place in freezer bags in a single layer for up to 3 months.
• Make lime juice ahead of time and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Freeze it and keep it for up to 3 months. Use within 3 days of taking it out of the feezer.
• Cut up lime rounds and keep them in a zipper sealed bag for up to 3 days.

Don’t have simple syrup?

Make it yourself, it’s so simple! Use this link for instructions on how to make Simple Sugar.

Fresh Watermelon Rum Cocktail-Ingredients

• 1.5 cups watermelon (cubed)
• 4 oz white rum
• 1 oz Cointreau or Tripple Sec
• 1 oz lime juice (fresh squeezed)
• .5 oz simple syrup
• 2 lime rounds (for garnish)

Fresh Watermelon Rum Cocktail-Instructions

• Puree watermelon in a blender until smooth.
• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add pureed watermelon, rum, Cointreau or Tripple Sec, lime juice and simple sugar.
• Shake vigorously. Strain into two cocktail glasses filled with ice.
• Garnish with a lime round or watermelon cube.
• Cheers!

For other great fruit drinks try:

Banana Coconut Martini

Blueberry Storm Martini

Frozen Pineapple Daiquiri

Fresh Strawberry Margarita

Simple Strawberry Martini

Tropical Mango Martini