Get ready for a taste of the tropical with these 10 rum cocktails you'll want to try!

It's just over a month until we celebrate a decade of rum fun at the tenth Birmingham Rum Festival, taking place on Saturday 28^th June at the city’s home of rum, the Cuban Embassy in Moseley.

As well as 12 delicious blends to try, live music, street food and 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! Tickets available here

Here are ten rum cocktails that you won’t want to miss...

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.

Sitara has 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.

Looking for the perfect summer drink? Look no further. Ninefold have crafted summertime heaven in a glass with their Heavenly Highball. Made with elderflower, apple juice and their award-winning celestial spice rum. Ninefold are offering a beautiful, refreshing cocktail.

Dead Man’s Fingers are 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 mojito!

The 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 - this one’s for you! Uche are bringing their signature cocktail, Uche Love, to The Cuban Embassy for the rum festival. Made with coconut, lime, lychee and their multi award-winning premium coconut rum. This one-of-a-kind cocktail it is a must try. Get ready to be transported to tropical bliss.

Appleton’s Mai Tai is a delightful tropical 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!

Did someone say chocolate in a cocktail? 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.

With a great lineup of cocktails this year, Birmingham Rum Festival is an event you don’t want to miss!

Get your tickets and head to The Cuban Embassy on the 28th of June for exclusive rum cocktails crafted by experts behind some of the UK’s best rum brands.