Rum Drinks Recipes From Gustoso Aguardiente Mexico Rums

Drink Up With These Unique Cocktails

By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Cocktails Blogger

Some people may tell you there’s no rum in Mexico.

They are wrong.

Gustoso Aguardiente is a producer of high-end rums made from 100% cane sugar from fields in the eastern hills of of Uruapan, Michoacan. They are not as sweet as rums from the Caribbean and are good for sipping but, of course, they can also be enjoyed in cocktails.

So here’s some recipes to make rum cocktails from Mexico.

Puerto Escondido

Recipe:
1.5 oz. Gustoso Aguardiente™ Rum
1 oz. La Luna Mezcal
2 oz. Pineapple Juice
1 tsp Toasted Coconut
Squeeze of Fresh Lime
Garnish with Orange Twist & Star Anise

Mojito Al Gusto

Recipe:
2 oz Gustoso Aguardiente Blanco
2 oz Soda Water
3 teaspoons sugar
1 oz Lime

El Conquistador

Recipe:
1 oz Gustoso Aguardiente Blanco
1 oz Gustoso Aguardiente Dark
3/4 oz Ginger Cinnamon Syrup
3/4 oz Lemon
1/3 oz Sherry

Healthy Cup

Recipe:

1.5 oz Gustoso Aguardiente Dark
1/2 oz La Luna Mezcal Cupreata
3/4 oz Beet & Coconut Puree
1/4 oz Beet Shrub
3/4 oz Lemon

Gustoso rums can be found primarily in Northern California. In fact, the Puerto Escondido recipe comes from Agave Uptown in Oakland, CA.

Here’s where you can specifically find the products: puente-internacional.com.

Salud – with rum!