Rum Sunrise Cocktail | with coconut rum
This easy rum sunrise cocktail calls for just 4 ingredients and takes less than 5 minutes to make. This fruity alcoholic drink is perfect for warmer weather, while its beautiful sunrise effect and tropical flair are sure to excite and impress! Plus, I’ve included a quick and easy mocktail version so everyone can enjoy this fruity drink!
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Who doesn’t love a good summer cocktail? I for one believe you can never have too many good cocktail recipes, though I rarely ever get around to actually having them. I can admit I’m more of a rum in orange juice kind of girl.
But I love making cocktails, as well as having easy and delicious recipes to whip up at a moment’s notice. Recipes that are sure to not only be a hit with my guests but also impress them!
This easy cocktail is my take on the classic tequila sunrise cocktail, I decided to swap out the usual tequila for my personal favorite, rum, coconut rum to be specific, and finished it off with a splash of soda for extra fizz, and summer fun.
With just 4 ingredients, plus garnish this easy cocktail is perfect for hot summer days and nearly every occasion, from Easter Sunday to Mother’s Day, to the 4th of July this fruity drink is sure to be a hit!
And as always I’ve included a fun and just as easy mocktail version so everyone can enjoy this drink.
How To Make A Rum Sunrise Cocktail
Ingredients
- rum, I love to use Malibu coconut rum, but you can use any kind of coconut rum, light rum, or white rum. I enjoy the coconut flavor, but this cocktail is just as delicious with plain rum. Just be sure to use a light rum, dark rum and aged rum will NOT work!
- orange juice
- grenadine syrup
- lemon-lime soda, you can also use club soda
- ice cubes
Directions
Fill a cocktail glass of choice with ice cubes.
Add the coconut rum and orange juice, to your glass of ice, then fill the remaining space in the glass with soda. (if you are using a very large glass, I would recommend only filling it to the half point to avoid watering down your cocktail!)
Add a splash of grenadine to your cocktail, and allow it to sink to the bottom of the glass, this creates a the sunrise effect!
Garnish with an orange slice stuck on the rim of the glass, and a maraschino cherry floated on top of the drink.
Enjoy!
Sunrise Mocktail Recipe
Ingredients
- orange juice
- grenadine syrup
- lemon-lime soda, you can also use club soda
- ice cubes
- coconut water, this is completely optional, but is a great way to add some extra flavor to this mocktail version!
Directions
Fill a glass of choice with ice cubes.
Add the orange juice, and coconut water if using, to your glass of ice. Then fill the remaining space in the glass with soda. (if you are using a very large glass, I would recommend only filling it to the half point to avoid watering down the flavor too much!)
Add a splash of grenadine to your mocktail, and allow it to sink to the bottom of the glass, this creates the sunrise effect!
Garnish with an orange slice stuck on the rim of the glass, and a maraschino cherry floated on top of the drink.
Enjoy!
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Rum Sunrise Cocktail
Ingredients
Rum Sunrise Cocktail
- 2 oz coconut rum I love to use Malibu coconut rum, but you can use any kind of coconut rum, light rum, or white rum. I enjoy the coconut flavor, but this cocktail is just as delicious with plain rum. Just be sure to use a light rum, dark rum and aged rum will NOT work!
- 4 oz orange juice
- 1 splash grenadine syrup
- lemon-lime soda you can also use club soda
- ice cubes
Sunrise Mocktail
- 2 oz coconut water this is completely optional, but is a great way to add some extra flavor to this mocktail version!
- 4 oz orange juice
- 1 splash grenadine syrup
- lemon-lime soda you can also use club soda
- ice cubes
Instructions
to make a rum sunrise
- Fill a cocktail glass of choice with ice cubes.
- Add the coconut rum and orange juice, to your glass of ice, then fill the remaining space in the glass with soda. (if you are using a very large glass, I would recommend only filling it to the half point to avoid watering down your cocktail!)
- Add a splash of grenadine to your cocktail, and allow it to sink to the bottom of the glass, this creates a the sunrise effect!
- Garnish with an orange slice stuck on the rim of the glass, and a maraschino cherry floated on top of the drink.
- Enjoy!
to make a sunrise mocktail
- Fill a glass of choice with ice cubes.
- Add the orange juice, and coconut water if using, to your glass of ice. Then fill the remaining space in the glass with soda. (if you are using a very large glass, I would recommend only filling it to the half point to avoid watering down the flavor too much!)
- Add a splash of grenadine to your mocktail, and allow it to sink to the bottom of the glass, this creates the sunrise effect!
- Garnish with an orange slice stuck on the rim of the glass, and a maraschino cherry floated on top of the drink.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
