National Rum Day is Aug. 16 and these San Diego bars are marking the occasion with rum drinks and specials.
They are:
The Mavericks Mai Tai at Mavericks Beach Club, one of the most popular bars in Pacific Beach, is a boozy concoction made with Bacardi Dark & White Rum orange juice, lime, mango, amaretto, orgeat and a floater of Myers. It is $6 from 2-6 p.m.
Close by in Missino Beach, Miss B’s Coconut Club has The Coconut Club Cocktail ($15.50) with Miss B’s rum mix, pineapple orange cordial, and coco lopez. Join the Caribe Cartel by taking a “flight” to the rum region of your choice, earning pins and merchandise.
Coco Maya, in Little Italy is celebrating National Rum Day with $7 Great Idea Shots: house blended rum with a pineapple orange cordial chaser. Other rum-centric cocktail favorites include the Negroni Tropicale ($16.91) with coconut oil washed pineapple infused rum, bananarol, and cocchi di torino, and the Caribe Welcome with house rum blend, apricot brandy, lime, fresh coconut water, and coconut cream, served in fresh young coconut.
Downtown, you may not think a whiskey bar would spend a lot of effort on rum but The Whiskey House has the Pauline with rum, lemon, simple syrup, absinthe, and orange bitters ($16). The Whiskey House also has one of the best Happy H0urs in the area, which is every day from 4-7 and includes a tall draft beer for $5. You can add a shot of whiskey for $1.
In La Jolla Shores,Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters presents the Banana Hammock ($16) featuring a blend of Jamaican rums, banana liqueur, coconut, pineapple, and lime. The beachy beverage is from Bar Manager Andrew Phillips, who came to Sandpiper from Cellar 335, one of the top-rated tiki bars in the NYC area according to Yelp. Other rum-based cocktails on the menu include the Aloha Kope ($15), which includes rum, espresso, allspice coconut cream, vanilla and cinnamon.
National Rum Day is an annual event that is a celebration of all things rum.