National Rum Day: Celebrate with 9 recipes

Candied kumquat mojito. Recipe  (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

The Hotel Nacional, a rum creation by Dave Kupchinsky at Eveleigh. Recipe.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Xiomara’s daiquiri. Recipe  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Cucumber watermelon mojito. Recipe.  (Christine Cotter / Los Angeles Times)

Le Ka’s hot banana buttered rum, created by Andrew Parish. Recipe.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

A strawberry mojito from Mucho Ultima Mexicana Restaurant in Manhattan Beach. Recipe   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Giovanni Martinez’s daiquiri recipe.   (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

This Ruby Red mojito is a refreshing use of grapefruit. Read the recipe »   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)