Venus Rum Cocktail Recipe

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The Venus Rum cocktail has a light refreshing flavor, a nice fizzy quality, and double standard alcohol strength. It’s actually a rare combination, since most drinks featuring soda water use a lot of it, and consequently don’t have much of a kick. This particular drink reverses that ratio.

Venus Rum cocktail with lime wheel

This cocktail goes well with a light meal or just before dinner. It’s great for unwinding.

Angled view of Venus Rum cocktail with lime wheel
Overhead view of Venus Rum cocktail with lime wheel
Venus Rum cocktail with lime wheel

Venus Rum Cocktail Recipe

Yield: 1 drink
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 3 minutes

The Venus Rum cocktail has a light refreshing flavor, a nice fizzy quality, and double standard alcohol strength.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounce white rum
  • 1 ounce apricot brandy
  • 1/2 ounce triple sec
  • 1/2 ounce lime juice
  • 1 ounce soda water

Instructions

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Pour in everything but the soda water.
  3. Shake thoroughly.
  4. Chill an old-fashioned glass and fill with cracked ice.
  5. Strain the mixture into the glass over the ice.
  6. Top it off with the soda.
  7. Add a couple of skinny straws and garnish with fruit.

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nd garnish with fruit.

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Last Updated:

January 26, 2024