The best gifts for rum lovers

01. For the dark rum lovers

Treat them to a bottle of Captain Morgan Spiced Rum and a handwritten recipe card to make a twist on a classic cocktail - the Rum Manhattan.

You'll need:

• 25ml Spiced rum

• 25ml Aged or dark rum

• 25ml Red vermouth

• 2 dashes aromatic bitters

To make:

• Stir all ingredients with ice in a mixing glass, and strain neat into a chilled cocktail glass

• Garnish with lemon or orange peel and a brandied cherry on a pick.

02. For the aged rum drinkers

Gift them with a bottle of Ron Zacapa 23. They'll like the premium look and feel of the bottle, but they'll love the rich, evocative liquid inside. With a bottle of Zacapa on hand, they can easily mix up a Rum Old Fashioned.

You'll need:

• 50ml Ron Zacapa 23 Rum

• 2 Dashes of chocolate bitters

• 15ml Dark sugar syrup*

*1 part brown sugar to 1 part water. Stir the sugar into warmed water until sugar is dissolved. Store in the fridge until ready to use. Stir all with ice and pour over fresh cubes in an Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with a twist of grapefruit.

To make:

• Stir all ingredients with ice and pour over fresh cubes in an Old Fashioned glass

• Garnish with a twist of grapefruit

03. For the spiced rum sippers 

If they love a little heat and a little aroma in their rum, an excellent gift is a bottle of Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold Rum - perfect for shaking up a Rum Sour.

You'll need:

• 45ml Spiced rum 

• 20ml Lemon juice 

• 15ml-20ml Simple syrup* 

• 2 dashes aromatic bitters 

• 1 egg white (optional)

*1 part white sugar to 1 part water. Stir the sugar into warmed water until sugar is dissolved. Store in the fridge until ready to use

To make:

• Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake hard for 7-10 seconds

• Double strain using a mesh tea sieve into a chilled cocktail glass