Strength ranking

The Strongest Rum Cocktails

All 31 rum cocktails on Mixxing, ranked by alcohol by volume in the glass, after the ice has melted in.

Number one

Treacle

22.8% · Old Fashioneds & Duos

Average

13.7%

for these rum cocktails, against 15.3% for all 206

How we count

Estimated for one drink made to its recipe at typical strengths, with the water the ice adds. Alcohol at 7 calories a gram, sugars at 4. Our method

#DrinkStrengthStd. drinksCaloriesSugar
1TreacleOld Fashioneds & Duos · Rum22.8%1.171365.1 g
2Queen’s Park SwizzleTiki & Punches · Rum20.1%2.072429.5 g
3Art of ChokeOld Fashioneds & Duos · Rum19.7%1.231568.7 g
4El PresidenteMartinis & Manhattans · Rum19.5%1.551888.4 g
5Between the SheetsSours · Rum18.7%2.032338.0 g
6ZombieTiki & Punches · Rum17.8%2.8333011.1 g
7DaiquiriSours · Rum16.6%1.351698.3 g
8Three Dots and a DashTiki & Punches · Rum16.3%1.7923514.5 g
9Planter’s PunchTiki & Punches · Rum16.0%1.011245.4 g
10Rum RunnerTiki & Punches · Rum14.7%1.8432127.8 g
11Mai TaiTiki & Punches · Rum14.5%1.6924217.2 g
12Dark ’n’ StormyHighballs & Fizzes · Rum14.1%1.3517310.0 g
13Hemingway SpecialSours · Rum13.8%1.621947.8 g
14Banana DaiquiriTiki & Punches · Rum13.3%1.4422417.4 g
15MojitoHighballs & Fizzes · Rum13.1%1.011368.3 g
16Fog CutterTiki & Punches · Rum13.0%2.5231413.3 g
=17HurricaneTiki & Punches · Rum12.7%2.7142337.6 g
=17Mary PickfordFruity & Up · Rum12.7%1.151639.6 g
19Don’s Special DaiquiriTiki & Punches · Rum12.5%1.0117218.0 g
20Navy GrogTiki & Punches · Rum12.3%2.0327920.0 g
21Old CubanWine & Bubbles · Rum12.1%1.4622519.6 g
22Hotel Nacional SpecialFruity & Up · Rum11.4%1.081406.3 g
23Hot Buttered RumTiki & Punches · Rum11.3%1.351522.6 g
24Jungle BirdTiki & Punches · Rum10.9%1.3221619.7 g
25Missionary’s DownfallTiki & Punches · Rum10.8%0.8819626.7 g
=26Cuba LibreHighballs & Fizzes · Rum10.1%1.1316512.5 g
=26Rum CollinsHighballs & Fizzes · Rum10.1%1.011295.4 g
28Piña ColadaTiki & Punches · Rum9.6%1.1326723.9 g
29IBA TikiTiki & Punches · Rum8.7%1.6526320.6 g
30BushwackerCreamy & After-Dinner · Rum7.3%1.3952664.3 g
31PainkillerTiki & Punches · Rum7.1%1.3534234.0 g

“=” marks a tie. Estimates for one drink made to the recipe shown; brands, pours and ice change the numbers. A U.S. standard drink is 14 g of alcohol.

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