The rum runner is thought to have originated in ... Florida at the Holiday Isle Tiki Bar. The cocktail was invented as a means of using up excess liquor before new inventory arrived.

The tropical concoction typically is made with rum, blackberry brandy, banana liqueur, orange juice, pineapple juice and ...

Its origins are unclear. The former Holiday Isle Tiki Bar in Islamorada claimed Manager John Elber invented the cocktail in 1969. But a Rum Runner recipe in the 1937 book "Famous New Orleans Drink ...