As the saying goes, Thank God It’s Friday. Been a long week here in paradise, getting up early for some annoying thing called “work”, dealing with insane clients, formatting by newest book and feeling sorry for Wahini Colleen, who got attacked by a deranged pussycat (she actually got some pretty deep scratches on her face and head, but she’ll be ok).
If anyone needs a belt this weekend, it’s me. So I looked around for a cool recipe, and didn’t have to search far to find
The Rum Swizzle
Bermuda’s official national cocktail.
This drink is not only tasty, it’s easy to make and has enough ingredients in it to fully appreciate the fun of making a real cocktail. It’s also the kind of drink you can spruce up with lots of garnish, including the old standbys pineapple, lemon, orange, and cherry. Or go crazy and add candied fruit and a hunk of sugar cane. Whatever you decide to do, make sure you have a nice cabana chair facing the ocean when you’re ready to drink this one down.
4 oz. Gosling’s Black Seal Rum (has to be Gosling’s to be official)
4 oz. amber rum
2 oz. triple sec
5 oz. pineapple juice
5 oz. Orange juice
Juice of two fresh lemons
2 oz. Falernum
4 dashes bitters
Throw everything into a shaker and shake it up until it’s nice a frothy. Strain into a hurricane glass and garnish. This drink should not be served over the rocks and definitely not with crushed ice. You don’t want to water this down.
Aloha!
-Tiki Chris reporting from the Tiki Bar at Tiki Lounge Talk, everybody’s favorite Blounge for conversing over exotic cocktails.