Food Recipes This Vibrant Raspberry Rum Cocktail Is Vacation in a Glass Be the first to rate & review! Close your eyes, take a sip, and see where it takes you. By Betty Gold Betty Gold Betty Gold is the former senior digital food editor at Real Simple. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 29, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Belmond La Samanna Prep Time: 5 mins Total Time: 5 mins Yield: 1 cocktail When you combine dark rum with pureed raspberries, fresh apple juice, lime, and a splash of ginger ale, something truly magic happens: You're transported to a tropical island, the sun is shining, and you have an ice-cold cocktail in hand. This delicious drink recipe comes to us from Marco Nobile, Head Bartender at La Samanna, a Belmond Hotel in St. Martin. Ingredients 1 ½ ounces dark rum ½ ounce fresh raspberry purée 1 ounce apple juice .5 ounce ginger ale ½ ounce lime juice Fresh fruit for garnish, such as pineapple or raspberries (optional) Directions Pour rum, pureed raspberries, and apple juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Pour into a highball glass filled with ice. Top with ginger ale and lime juice, then add fresh fruit for garnish. Rate it Print