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Bacardi Rum is Your Football Game Day Recipe for Success

Game day is all about ease of preparation no matter whose turn it is to make a mad dash for the kitchen during commercial breaks or those nail biting moments when referees are reviewing plays. Bacardi Rum drink recipes take the worry out of the time crunch and place the flavors you love into the cocktail glass. Classic cocktails have certainly seen their share of comeback drinks with Manhattans and the Old Fashioned, but on game day there is just something that speaks to ‘classic’ with the ‘whoosh’ of a fresh bottle of Coke twisting open just before it splashes into a nicely iced glass of Bacardi Rum.

Bacardi & Coke

1 part Bacardi Superior Rum

3 parts Coca-Cola

Build in a tall glass over fresh ice. Lime garnish optional.

The interesting thing about the Bacardi & Coke drink recipe is the misconception that merely adding the lime wedge makes this particular version the original Cuba Libre. It just isn’t so according to sources at Bacardi. The Original Bacardi Cuba Libre calls for the inclusion of Bacardi Gold rather than Bacardi Superior. Different rums create an entirely alternate flavor interpretation of the same drink. So, if you’ve been drinking your ‘Cuba Libre’ with anything other than Bacardi Gold this game day go for the Gold and sample it the way it was intended.

Original Bacardi Cuba Libre

1 part Bacardi Gold Rum

3 parts Coca-Cola

Build in a tall glass over fresh ice. Lime wedge garnish.

Some have been inspired by the tradition of legendary cocktails. Cocktail Guru, Jonathan Pogash, used the Bacardi & Coke cocktail as structural basis for a seasonal combination that includes the darker, richer Bacardi 8 Rum, Espresso and bitters. Put a little jolt in your usual game day mixer by bringing in a bit of zing to the glass Cocktail Guru style.

The Bacardi Cuba Libre – created by Jonathan Pogash

1-1/2 parts Bacardi 8

1/2 part Strong Espresso

3 dashes Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters

Top with Coca-Cola

Lime Wedge

Build ingredients in a highball glass over fresh ice. Squeeze fresh lime garnish into the glass.

All this chatter about Bacardi & Coke just makes me thirsty for something a little off the beaten path. Some commercial breaks are longer than others, so a wee bit of mix time will only cause one to miss…Oh, I don’t know…Brett Favre throwing a touchdown pass in the last two seconds of the game! Yes, I missed it, but still live in a house divided over the entire debacle.

The Hurricane is a classic cocktail yet laden with calories. Lower the impact of calories this game day with a few tweaks to the original Bacardi Hurricane drink recipe. The cocktail remains easy to create and flavorful, yet you get to cheer for the home team without game day regret.

Bacardi Hurricane Teenied – adapted by The Intoxicologist

1 ounce Bacardi Select

1/2 ounce Bacardi Superior

1-1/2 ounce Tropicana Trop50

1-1/2 ounce Ocean Spray Light Cranberry Juice

Orange Twist Garnish

Build in a Hurricane glass over fresh ice. Garnish with orange twist. Approximate total calories: 119

Bacardi Select Rum gives the Hurricane rich character beyond the usual. Using Tropicana Trop50, light version of cranberry juice and cutting out both grenadine and fresh cut fruit garnishes takes out a huge amount of calories that would otherwise add little to the drink besides sugar. The flavor is still all intact. Think wiser when building a cocktail for lower calorie inclusion and the taste will remain while your girlish figure stays intact.

Party for Pink – created by The Intoxicologist

1-1/2 ounce Bacardi Superior

1 ounce Orange Juice

1/4 ounce Triple Sec

1/4 ounce Lemon Juice

1/2 ounce Homemade Grenadine

Orange Twist Garnish

Build in a tall glass over ice. Garnish with orange twist.

It only looks too sweet, pink and fru fru. There is a hint of tartness in the finish with a wee bit of grapefruit quality feel to the flavor. Better yet, this cocktail is an easy build. It also plays well with the 30 Days of Pink theme The Intoxicologist and National Cocktails Examiner sites have been building upon that runs through October 20 benefitting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. Now that’s something to feel good about even when game day just isn’t going your way.