With summer just around the corner, it’s almost prime time to lay by the pool with sunscreen in one hand and a cocktail in the other. Before you banish the rum to the back of your cupboard, Diplomático’s new cocktail recipes are perfect for having a rum in the sun.

Diplomático is a super premium Venezualan Rum, forged with a commitment to quality and putting passion and heart into making rums. This unwavering commitment extends to quality in all outputs, including its original rum-based recipes.

The newly revealed summery spin-off recipes debunk the idea that rum is just a winter spirit. If you’re a rum fan or simply testing the waters to see if it’s your flavour, consider these three cool cocktails: Diplo Spritz, Diplo Mai Tai and Mantuano Summer Punch.

Diplo Spritz

A spin on the classic Aperol Spritz, this original orange cocktail is a good looking and tasting poolside edition.

Ingredients:

30ml Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

25ml Campari 

Top up with Sparkling Water

Ice 

Method: Pour all ingredients into a wine glass. Garnish with an orange slice.

Diplo Mai Tai

If you love fruity and fun cocktails, the Diplo Mai Tai is a great choice.

Ingredients:

25 ml Diplomatico Planas

25 ml Diplomatico Mantuano

10 ml Orange Liquor

20 ml Lime Juice

30 ml Pineapple Juice

Ice 

Method: Add all ingredients to a shaker, with crushed ice for a bit of dilution. Shake and serve over ice. Garnish with fresh mint and pineapple leaf.

Mantuano Summer Punch (ingredients for 5-6 cocktails)

Having a few people over and want to impress? Whip together some Mantuano Summer Punches and you’ll be a crowd favourite.

Ingredients:

200 ml Salted Caramel Syrup

500 ml Diplomático Mantuano

500 ml Apple Juice

400 ml Earl Grey tea

Ice 

Method: Add all ingredients to the punch bowl with ice for a bit of dilution, stir with a spoon and add peach slices at the end. Garnish with peach slices, mint and lemon slice.