3 Ingredient Cocktails

A full-flavoured Daiquiri with a delicate touch of clove.

This flavoursome mix of coffee and chocolate is further enhanced if vanilla-infused rum is used.

Bone dry and spirit-forward. Be sure to stir well, as dilution is key, hence my addition of a splash of chilled water.

Slightly sweet, this complex cocktail combines flavours of red wine with subtle herbal notes and is fortified with light rum.

A flavoursome Margarita, with the liqueur's rich cognac and orange notes adding to this cocktail's depth of flavour.

A Daiquiri-like cocktail made in the style of a Caipirinha.

Your choice of honey and rum will greatly affect the flavour and, indeed, the success of the finished cocktail. More flavoursome honey demands a...

Light, easy drinking and very refreshing.

Rum, slightly sweetened and flavoured with the lime and clove flavours of falernum. There is much debate over the Corn 'N' Oil, particularly the...

Basically, a rum and coke with a squeeze of lime, but Cuba Libre has much more of a ring about it. Zesty lime and dashes of bitters add layers of...

The name of this popular Cuban drink literally means 'stained Cuba' and there is just enough cola in this rum and soda to stain the drink brown.

Rum mellowed by Italian vermouth and given interest courtesy of a splash of bittersweet liqueur. Don't forgo the orange zest twist.

Crisp, light and refreshing. Delicately simple yet with perfectly balanced complexity of flavours. For an even better Daiquiri: In place of sugar...

For an even better Daiquiri, use 2 x 5ml measuring spoons of powdered sugar (finely ground caster sugar) in place of 10ml sugar syrup. To ensure...

Traditionally, a Daiquiri is made with light white rum, but if I feel like breaking with tradition and using aged rum, I find David Embury's 8:2:1...

Light and refreshing. No one flavour predominates - sweet and sourness in harmony with spirituous rum.

Bone dry, light and delicate. The sweetness and colour contributed by the maraschino cherry garnish are essential to this drink's success.

Elderflower liqueur adds floral interest to the classic Daiquiri.

A pleasant, maroon coloured, blackcurrant-flavoured Daiquiri.

A rum-based twist on the ubiquitous and very tasty Espresso Martini.

Rum-laced and fruity. Altogether very gluggable.

Great for sipping after dinner.

This powerful, straw yellow cocktail offers a myriad of flavours. Benefitting from the dilution of a long stir and/or the addition of a dash of water.

The flavours of rum and grapefruit combine harmoniously - clean and fresh.

Rich flavoursome honey replaces sugar syrup in this natural Daiquiri. Try experimenting with different kinds of honey. We favour orange blossom honey.

Resembles an apricot Daiquiri that's heavy on the lime yet balanced.

If there is such a thing as a 'Rum Aviation', then this is surely it. The proportions of the original 1935 recipe stipulate equal amounts of...

Sweet, tropical fruitiness is offset by the cinnamon-spiced rim.

A combination of the El-Presidente and Negroni. A cocktail on the bitter side of bittersweet which is perhaps best served on-the-rocks.

Essentially a Seabreeze with rum in place of vodka.

This Daiquiri is particularly delicate in its balance between sweet and sour.

Basically a lemon honey Daiquiri or a lemon Canchànchara - very tasty it is too.

Honeyed rum with herbal and citrus nuances. Perhaps better served on-the-rocks.

Rum-laced and slightly sweet with hints of apricot fruit.

Fruity, floral and slightly sweet with an unfortunate yellow-green colour.

Something of a student drink, this tastes better than it sounds.

Bittersweet and relatively low in alcohol, a refreshing lemony drink for a lazy summer afternoon.

Rhubarb and orange influence this Daiquiri twist.

Rum-laced and rust coloured with hints of clove and jasmine. A herbal aperitivo.

A subtle spicy cinnamon taste with tangy length.

A candified Daiquiri.

The use of a dry, or at least not so sweet, espresso-style coffee liqueur is essential to the flavour and balance of this rum-laced nutty coffee shot.

If you like Piña Coladas but are too embarrassed to order one then this drink is for you.

Not for the faint-hearted.

A simple, well-balanced, fruity drink, laced with rum.

Rich herbal, honeyed notes add a Scottish dimension to the classic Cuban cocktail.

A Rum & Coke but not as you know it.

Balanced apple and spice.

This unusual Daiquiri leads with sweet maraschino and finishes with sour grapefruit. I've tried with a more flavoursome 'gold' rum, but this is a...

A crowd-pleasing, slightly sweet blended fruity Daiquiri.

With flavours of prune, toffee, and maple syrup this is a complex after-dinner cocktail.

A classic Daiquiri with fragrant peach liqueur replacing sugar.

Dry and Martini-like. Assertive kümmel flavours pervade a punchy mix of rum and coconut water.

Tropical yet potent and refreshing.

Basically 'a rum and ginger ale Highball' but Lincoln Club Cooler has more of a ring to it.

A ridiculously simple, three-equal-parts party cocktail, shaken to produce a pineapple and coconut cocktail fortified with rum and crowned with a...

Rum-laced, rich and chocolaty.

Delicately flavoured and heavily laced with rum.

Sure to warm and fairly good.

Joerg makes this cocktail using Bacardi Neo but it also works well with the easier to obtain Bacardi Carta Blanca. If you haven't any Sexy Bitters...

A classic Natural Daiquiri with a hint of vanilla.

Stir or shake (as originally stipulated in The Savoy Cocktail Book) this cocktail is still boozy. However, it's also wonderfully aromatic with all...

Reminiscent of a Martinez but a tad lighter.

Delicious bergamot zesty freshness with subtle underlying rum. Great as an after-dinner freshening digestivo.

Looks like swamp water but tastes delicious.