This month is Bacardi Rum Month and we are celebrating it with these cocktails

Fun fact about myself that exactly no one is interested in: the first cocktail I ever drank – and which immediately became my favorite for the coming years – was the mojito. Admittedly: it was a very sweet variant in Lloret de Mar that (as I later found out) really had very little to do with a real mojito. When I finally tasted a good mojito, it was quite different. And of course, it was really much tastier.

Last Friday, I tasted one again for the first time in a long time. This month is a celebration, because July is Bacardi Rum Month. Now, that is a month close to my alcohol-loving heart, so when I was asked to join the Bacardi Rum Walk on Friday, I didn't have to think long. Normally, you don't have to invite me for ‘walks’, but this Friday I happily joined. The plan included cocktail bar Law & Order, The Duchess, and Bar TwentySeven, in other words: three hotspots where I wanted to grab a drink.

This year, three iconic cocktails are in the spotlight: the mojito, the daiquiri, and the Pina Colada. But with a twist; for example, the mojito at Law & Order had eucalyptus, the daiquiri at The Duchess had Thai basil and lime (so refreshingly delicious), and Bar TwentySeven made a variant of the mojito with tzatziki. Brilliant, right?

Really, my tip for this weekend: go on the Bacardi Rum Walk yourself to these three spots. These are definitely places you should visit for a drink, and this is the perfect opportunity while you also get to enjoy a nice round through the city center. Win-win, because that will be rewarded with a nice cocktail.

In fact, I might just go again tomorrow. I have been working on my cocktail skills at home with Bacardi rum, and that went… somewhat less successfully. Those cocktail shakers there can do that a bit better. Or shall we just start the weekend a little earlier with a cocktail tonight? I say: cheers.