Ten rum cocktails to celebrate ten years of Birmingham Rum Festival

As well as 12 delicious blends to try, live music, street food and a carnival atmosphere will get the summer vibes flowing and transport you and your mates to an island paradise - right in the heart of Brum!

Get ready for a taste of the tropical with these 10 rum cocktails that will be waiting to be sipped at the festival.

First up is Island Slice who will be bringing the tropical heat with their Spicy Margarita! This cocktail is crafted with their signature scotch bonnet rum, noted for its bold and complex flavour profile, it adds a fiery kick to a refreshingly sweet cocktail. Island Slice will also be treating us to a second delicious signature cocktail! Rumbarton Rosso is a fiery fusion of heat and citrus. An elegant drink crafted with Island Slice scotch bonnet rum, grenadine, lime and sweet vermouth.

Wray and Nephew’s rum punch is the perfect drink for those with a sweet tooth or a craving for a topical sip. With cranberry, pineapple and lime, the rum punch creates a fiesta of flavours! Crafted with Wray and Nephew overproof white rum, an authentic Jamaican rum, it makes the perfect base with sweet hints of vanilla, coconut and molasses.

You won’t to miss Sitara’s thirst-quenching blend – they have developed the perfect drink for a sunny day with their Mango Iced Tea. Citrussy, sweet and juicy! Sitara’s cooling and refreshing cocktail will be just what you need this June.

Those looking for the perfect summer drink can call off the search. Ninefold Distillery has crafted summertime heaven in a glass with their Heavenly Highball. Made with elderflower, apple juice and their award-winning celestial spice rum, this is a beautifully refreshing cocktail.

Dead Man’s Fingers will be showcasing two cocktails at this year's Festival. The first is their refreshing and punchy mojito. Using their white rum as a base, this is certainly a mojito like no other. Their unique rum blend is bold and full of character, with notes of vanilla and tropical fruit, it makes a truly outstanding cooler! Their exclusive Citrine Crown cocktail is a blend of grapefruit, pineapple, Licor 43 and their golden spiced rum. The result? Vibrant, sweet and spicy – a cocktail of golden warmth.

Coconut lovers will fall in love with Uche’s ‘Uche Love’. This signature cocktail, is made with coconut, lime, lychee and their multi award-winning premium coconut rum. Get ready to be transported to tropical bliss.

Appleton’s Mai Tai is a delightfully fruity cocktail that highlights their 8-year-old reserve rum. This elegant rum has hints of honey, holiday spice and fruit aromas. The perfect addition to the orange and lime flavours of a Mai Tai!

And finally, something special for the chocolate lovers - This year Wildjac have designed a party on the palette with their Tropic Thunder. With their cherry wood spiced rum, honey spiced rum, cherry, pineapple and apple, Wildjac have made a richly spiced and fruity cocktail with…chocolate! An intriguing yet irresistible drink.

What are you waiting for? Grab your mates and get your tickets for Birmingham Rum Festival on June 28 at www.birminghamrumfestival.com