# Dark rum

> Used in 4 IBA official cocktails, around 40% ABV.

Rich, molasses-heavy rums such as blackstrap, Demerara and Goslings.

- Shelf: Spirits
- Spirit family: [Rum cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/rum-cocktails/index.md)
- Also searched as: black rum, blackstrap, demerara rum, goslings, navy rum

## Cocktails with dark rum

- [Dark ‘N’ Stormy](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/dark-n-stormy/index.md): uses 60 ml
- [Jungle Bird](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/jungle-bird/index.md): uses 45 ml
- [Zombie](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/zombie/index.md): uses 45 ml
- [Planters Punch](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/planters-punch/index.md): uses 45 ml

## Goes with

What shows up alongside dark rum most often on the IBA list.

- [Lime juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lime/index.md): in 3 of these cocktails
- [Angostura bitters](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/angostura/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Pineapple juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/pineapple/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Campari](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/campari/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Aged rum](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/aged-rum/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Absinthe](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/absinthe/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Grenadine](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/grenadine/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Falernum](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/falernum/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails

## Close substitutes

With substitutes switched on in My bar, any of these count as dark rum.

- [White rum](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/white-rum/index.md): 11 cocktails
- [Aged rum](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/aged-rum/index.md): 6 cocktails
- [Rhum agricole](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/rhum-agricole/): 1 cocktail
- [Overproof rum](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/overproof-rum/): 1 cocktail

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