This cocktail has the colors of the sunset in it, hence its name. The gradual blending of one color hue to another is called ombré, from the French word for “shaded”. It takes a bit of practice to keep the ombré effect apparent in the cocktail. Whether the shading in the glass is evident or not, we enjoy the beautiful sunset colors both in our drink and the sky on the evenings we sip this!
Rum Sunset Cocktail
Rum Sunset Cocktail (adapted delish.com) Serves 2
Ingredients:
- 10 ounces orange juice
- 4 ounces light rum
- 2 tablespoons grenadine
- lime slices, for garnish
Directions:
Combine the orange juice and the rum. Set aside 5 ounces of the mixture.
Pour the rest of the orange juice mixture into 2 tall glasses. Set them aside.
Mix the reserved orange juice and rum with the grenadine.
Add the grenadine to to reserved orange juice-rum mixture.
Slowly add it back into the orange juice & rum
Slowly pour the grenadine mixture into each glass so it settles on the bottom, creating an ombré effect.
Notice the ombré effect!
Add ice to the glasses. Garnish with lime slices, if desired.
Add some ice to the glass
Enjoy the long weekend! ~Linda
Rum Sunset Cocktail (adapted delish.com) Serves 2
Ingredients:
- 10 ounces orange juice
- 4 ounces light rum
- 2 tablespoons grenadine
- lime slices, for garnish
Directions:
Combine the orange juice and the rum. Set aside 5 ounces of the mixture.
Pour the rest of the orange juice mixture into 2 tall glasses. Set them aside.
Mix the reserved orange juice and rum with the grenadine.
Slowly pour the grenadine mixture into each glass so it settles on the bottom, creating an ombré effect. Add ice to the glasses.
Garnish with lime slices, if desired.
Sounds delicious! I’m making this for my drink for our progressive dinner. Thank you!
Wonderful! You’re welcome & I hope you enjoy it!