Mixers · counted from the library
What to mix with rum
Barello is a home cellar and bar app that tells you what to open tonight, what to keep, and what you can mix from what you have. With rum, the five things that make the most drinks are limes, sugar or sugar syrup, orange juice, pineapple juice and cream of coconut (sweetened), counted from the 11 rum drinks in its library, not picked.
The mixers, ranked
| Mixer | Drinks | The simplest one |
|---|---|---|
| Limes | 7 | Cuba Libre |
| Sugar or sugar syrup | 4 | Daiquiri |
| Orange juice | 3 | Painkiller |
| Pineapple juice | 3 | Piña Colada |
| Cream of coconut (sweetened) | 2 | Piña Colada |
| Falernum | 2 | Three Dots and a Dash |
| Grenadine | 2 | Hurricane |
| Aromatic bitters | 1 | Three Dots and a Dash |
| Campari or red bitter | 1 | Jungle Bird |
| Cinnamon syrup | 1 | Zombie |
| Cola | 1 | Cuba Libre |
| Fresh mint | 1 | Mojito |
| Ginger beer | 1 | Dark & Stormy (just these two) |
| Grapefruit juice | 1 | Zombie |
| Honey | 1 | Three Dots and a Dash |
| Lemons | 1 | Hurricane |
| Orange liqueur | 1 | Mai Tai |
| Orgeat (almond syrup) | 1 | Mai Tai |
| Passionfruit | 1 | Hurricane |
| Soda water | 1 | Mojito |
"Drinks" is how many of the 11 rum drinks need it. A garnish never counts, and neither does a substitute.
Start with one mixer
This needs only the rum and one other thing.
Add one more bottle
Limes and one more: cola for a Cuba Libre and sugar or sugar syrup for a Daiquiri.
Sugar or sugar syrup and one more: limes for a Daiquiri.
Which rum
Rum drinks ask for a style, not just rum: white rum for Cuba Libre, Daiquiri, Mojito, Piña Colada and Zombie, dark rum for Hurricane, Jungle Bird and Painkiller, aged rum for Mai Tai, Three Dots and a Dash and Zombie and dark or spiced rum for Dark & Stormy.
What not to mix it with
A bottle you'd rather sip is wasted in a shaker. Barello works out what a recipe's pour costs from what you paid, and says so before it reaches for your best bottle.
Questions people ask
What is the best thing to mix with rum?
Counted from the 11 rum drinks in Barello's library, limes goes into the most (7), then sugar or sugar syrup, orange juice, pineapple juice and cream of coconut (sweetened).
What can I make with rum and one mixer?
Dark & Stormy: it needs only the rum and one other thing.
Tick what else you have. The cocktail finder opens with the rum already ticked and lists every drink you can make.
See every drinkAll the rum cocktails, and what every home bar needs.