Bayou Rum & Cocktail Recipes

While visiting Lake Charles, Louisiana I made a stop at Bayou Rum.

It offers a little local flavor and produces some of the best rum in the region.

Their rum is crafted the Louisiana way in copper pots using 100% natural unrefined Louisiana cane sugar and molasses.

Touring the distillery I could tell that they take pride in their product and knows how to do rum right.

The tour starts with a quick video in the viewing room and then you’ll have a chance to tour the distillery.

There were quite a few barrels of rum aging.

Some of the rum is aged for 18 months, but most are bottled within 5 to 6 weeks.

During the tour, you’ll have the chance to see how the rum is aging in the barrel and maybe give it a little sniff test or taste.

Be sure to check out this fantastic painting on the wall during your visit.

They offer three varieties of rum: Silver, Spiced, and Satsuma.

The Satsuma recipe is created using Satsuma fruit and is, hands down, my favorite of the three rums.

It is only available in Louisiana and a few gulf shore states.

My fingers are crossed that the Satsuma Rum will start making its way north and will land, very soon, in northern Michigan.

After the tour, you’ll have the opportunity to taste each of the rums.

The staff and owners are excited to share their product with visitors and happily pour you samples while sharing stories of life in the bayou.

^^^^Isn’t their packaging great???

During my visit, they created a few different cocktails for us to try and I’m sharing my favorite recipes with you.

The Bayou Rum cocktail recipes are simple and only require a few ingredients.

Both of the recipes I’m sharing are Satsuma cocktails. 

SIGNATURE BAYOU RUM COCKTAIL RECIPE

1-8ounce glass of Simply Lemonade
1 shot Bayou Silver Rum
1-2 shots of Bayou Satsuma Rum

Pour the lemonade in a cup, add the Bayou Silver Rum. Mix and then slowly add the Bayou Satsuma Rum to the top. The satsuma will stay towards the top of the drink creating a pretty cocktail to serve to your guests.

SATSUMA BLUEBERRY LEMONADE COCKTAIL RECIPE

8 ounces of Simply Blueberry Lemonade
1-2 shots of Bayou Satsuma Rum

Have you tried the Bayou Satsuma Rum yet? What is your favorite rum cocktail?

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