The daiquiri is a Cuban American cocktail that's believed to have been invented in the 1890s by Jennings Stockton Cox, Jr., an American engineer living in Cuba after the Spanish-American War.  The drink became popular with American expats and was a favorite of writer Ernest Hemingway and President John F. Kennedy. Hemingway is even said to have popularized a variation of the daiquiri called the "Hemingway daiquiri", which contained twice as much rum and half as much sugar as the original.  This is one of Robert & Matthew's favorites, and the go-to cocktail for testing rum variations.

Ingredients

2 ounces of Bamboo Bay Rum 

1 ounce lime juice,freshly squeezed 

3/4 ounce demerara sugar syrup 

Garnish: lime twist 

Steps

1. Add the rum, lime juice and demerara sugar syrup to a shaker with ice, and shake until well-chilled.

2. Double strain through fine mesh strainer into a chilled coupe.

3. Garnish with a lime twist.

The origins of the mojito, a Cuban highball cocktail made with rum, mint, lime juice, sugar, and soda water, are unclear, but it's widely believed to have originated in Havana in the 16th century. Some say the drink was created by Sir Francis Drake's physician to cure scurvy and dysentery on Drake's ship during an epidemic in Cuba.  During Prohibition, when alcohol was illegal in the U.S., the mojito began to be served as a highball with club soda. Today, there are hundreds of variations of the mojito, and Matthew & Robert are certain that you will find one among them to call your favorite.

Ingredients

5 mint leaves, more for garnish

2 ounces of Bamboo Bay Rum

1 ounce fresh lime juice

½ ounce simple syrup

Ice Club soda or sparkling water

Lime slices, for garnish

Steps

1. Lightly muddle the mint in the bottom of a cocktail shaker until aromatic. Add the rum, lime juice, simple syrup, a handful of ice and shake.

2. Strain into a glass filled with ice. Top with a splash of club soda and garnish with lime slices and more mint.