Rum
The Iciest Strawberry Daiquiri
Using frozen strawberries means no need for ice cubes. White rum adds just enough booze and fresh lime juice, bright acidity.
By Shilpa Uskokovic
Dark and Stormy–Braised Pot Roast
Comforting slow-braised pot roast makes a flavor 180 by enlisting all the bright, spiced flavors of the classic ginger-rum cocktail.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Jamaican Black Cake
With pounds of dried fruit and glugs of dark rum, this is a recipe for serious fruitcake fans.
By Millie Peartree
Vegan Coquito
This dairy-free version of the Puerto Rican holiday classic is punched up with Jamaican aromatics.
By Chrissy Tracey
Coquito
This classic take on the coconutty Puerto Rican cocktail features warming spices and a generous glug of rum.
By Inés Anguiano
Hot Buttered Rum Pie
This boozy pie tastes like a Hallmark Christmas movie—you know, in the best way.
By Kendra Vaculin
Bananas Flambé
Caramelized bananas in a boozy, butterscotch-y sauce served over creamy mascarpone makes for a delicious dessert paying homage to a classic.
By Claire Saffitz
Country Mince Pie
A sleeper hit from Bon Appetit’s 1974 Thanksgiving menu, this mincemeat pie recipe is deeply fruity and loaded with warm spices.
By Rick Martinez
Summery Sour
A wonderfully balanced summer sipper made up of sweet peak summer peaches and mangos alongside bright citrus juice and a base spirit of your choosing.
By John deBary
BA’s Best Piña Colada
Freezing fresh pineapple definitely makes the best impact flavor-wise in this piña colada recipe.
By Brad Leone
Daiquiri, Up-Rocks
This daiquiri recipe is served up-rocks in an elegant coupe and has nothing to do with the slushy, syrupy cocktails you’ll find at swim-up bars.
By Chiltern Firehouse, LondonPhotography by Peden + Munk
Classic Bananas Foster
Our method for lighting this retro New Orleans dessert on fire delivers maximum drama with none of the danger.
By Kendra Vaculin
Tropical Babas With Whipped Coconut Cream
We took the classic yeasted French dessert cakes known as babas on a tropical vacation with a boozy pineapple-rum sauce and pillowy whipped coconut cream.
By Christian Reynoso
Eggnog
Fluffy beaten egg whites make this eggnog recipe lighter and easier to drink than a cup of cream and booze has any right to be.
By Amiel StanekPhotography by Matt Duckor
Sweet Potato Pone
When sweet potato pie sheds its crust and takes a trip to the tropics, you end up with this delightfully spiced sweet potato pone.
By Brigid Washington
Rum Cake With Sticky Maple Glaze and Coconut
Ayesha Curry’s holiday-worthy rum cake gets its cheery flavor from two kinds of rum: spiced rum in the cake batter and dark rum in the sticky maple glaze.
By Ayesha Curry
Cranberry Rum Punch
This rum punch is very simple to throw together, but cranberry-studded ice makes it feel deceptively fancy, doubling as a festive garnish and temperature control.
By Kendra Vaculin
Salted Strawberry Daiquiri
This strawberry daiquiri’s secrets are an easy berry-infused simple syrup and just a pinch of salt.
By Nahiel Nazzal