Cruising with Cruzan on Tropical Thursday

June 4, 1:54 PMCocktails ExaminerKelly Hightower

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Cruzan Rum has been produced since 1760

This week I am featuring drinks made with Cruzan Rums. Both drinks feature a floater of their famous Black Strap Rum, think molasses meets rum. Yum!

Single N’ Stormy

• 2 oz  Cruzan Single Barrel Rum
• 4 oz Ginger Beer or more depending on your taste
• fresh lime juice
• Cruzan Black Strap Rum

Mix the Cruzan Single Barrel rum with the chilled ginger beer. Add a squeeze of lime and gently stir. Top with a floater of the Cruzan Black Strap Rum.

Cruzan Bay Breeze

• 1 oz Cruzan Pineapple
• 1 oz Cruzan Coconut
• 3 oz Cranberry Juice
• 3 oz Pineapple Juice

In an ice filled shaker mix rums and juices. Strain into an ice filled collins glass and  top with a floater of the Cruzan Black Strap Rum.

Cruzan offers the following flavored rums: Banana, Black Cherry, Citrus,  Coconut, Guava, Mango, Pineapple, Raspberry, Vanilla, and Cream.

Here are some fun facts about Cruzan Rum:

• Fifth-largest and fastest-growing rum brand in the United States
• Cruzan rum has been produced on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands since 1760
• Cruzan is considered to be one of the “cleanest” rums on the market based on the brand’s distinctive distillation process. It is very low in Fusel oil.
• Cruzan mixes high quality molasses with tropical rainwater, which, through fermentation, is turned into alcohol.
• The rum is aged in oak barrels in open-air warehouse, accelerating the aging process and bringing the spirit to full maturity sooner.

FYI- I will be on vacation next week.

Cheers!

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