Sunny D

Sunny D is a rum from the producer SUNNYD, listed as a product of Massachusetts in the United States. The listing doesn't say whether it is white, gold, dark, aged or spiced, and it gives no ABV or age statement, so check the label for those before you choose how to use it. Massachusetts has a long rum history, and a bottle from there is more likely to be a craft-distillery product than an imported Caribbean-style rum. That is an expectation, not a confirmed fact about this bottle. How you use it depends on the style on the label. A white or lightly aged rum is the easier fit for a Daiquiri (2 oz rum, 3/4 oz fresh lime juice, 3/4 oz simple syrup, shaken hard and double-strained into a chilled coupe) or a Mojito built in a highball glass with mint, lime and soda. A gold or dark expression suits a Dark 'n' Stormy, which is rum over ginger beer and ice with a squeeze of lime in a highball. It also suits a Rum Old Fashioned, which is rum stirred with a little demerara syrup and bitters over a large cube in a rocks glass. A Piña Colada works with almost any style, as long as the rum is balanced against pineapple and coconut cream, and it is best blended with ice and served in a hurricane or tall glass. If the label points to an aged or barrel-finished rum, taste it neat first. Pour it at cool room temperature into a rocks glass or small tulip glass, and add a single large cube only if you want it to open up and soften. If it reads as a young, unaged rum, keep it for mixing and chill the bottle in the fridge before shaking or stirring.