Villa Happy Hour
Villa Happy Hour
Do you have a favorite drink recipe to share? We plan to spend more time at our villa this trip and I have no clue as to how to make a tropical or exotic drink in the blender. I CAN make a great Grey Goose
martini though
martini though
Call me crazy but I make a rum manhattan. It all happened at our last STJ vacation where we all know the rum flows much more affordably than vodka. I now consider myself a former vodka drinker and a convert to rum. I pour a spiced rum or a dark rum such as cruzan over ice and add sweet vermouth as well as some bitters...strain into an up glass or drink on the rocks...can also add a cherry if you want to follow the manhattan rule . I love them and just last PM ordered one for a cocktail pre- dinner at a bay front restaurant here at the Jersey shore...mmmmm good! My idea of a rum cocktail!
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We generally just have a glass of wine. I like painkillers, but John is allergic to rum, and I feel bad enjoying something that tastes so good that he can't drink!
I tried bushwhackers for the first time last trip and thought they were too rich and sweet.
I tried bushwhackers for the first time last trip and thought they were too rich and sweet.
It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
A few discoveries from our trips:
Tang (powdered stuff usually brought to keep hydrated) and orange rum = yummmm
Diet Coke w/ lime + coconut rum -- you put da lime in da coconut make it all better
Rum + fresh fruit of any description + a scoop of ice cream (so what its $8/.5 gallon) = delicious alcoholic milkshake ... my favorite coconut rum + whole banana + scoop of vanilla ice cream. VERY refreshing.
Enjoy by or even better IN the pool!
Tang (powdered stuff usually brought to keep hydrated) and orange rum = yummmm
Diet Coke w/ lime + coconut rum -- you put da lime in da coconut make it all better
Rum + fresh fruit of any description + a scoop of ice cream (so what its $8/.5 gallon) = delicious alcoholic milkshake ... my favorite coconut rum + whole banana + scoop of vanilla ice cream. VERY refreshing.
Enjoy by or even better IN the pool!
Here's the link to Woody's Cocktail recipes:
http://www.woodysseafood.com/st_john_fu ... cktail.htm
That link will give you an idea of the island drinks available pretty much everywhere on STJ. I LOVE Bushwackers. The ones at Skinny Legs are not blended and knock you flat after a few.
I prefer "boat drinks" at the villa (ice cream prices be damned). They are made with the alcohol you have in the house plus some ice cream and milk and maybe a little ice. White Russian boat drinks go down like shakes and kick ass like donkeys.
Here in the States, I prefer:
~Polar Orange Dry (or another not-so-sweet orange soda)
~a generous amount of fresh lime juice (usually a quarter squeezed)
~Cruzan Coconut Rum
Refreshing! Cruzan Coconut is soooooooo much better than Parrot Bay or Malibu!
http://www.woodysseafood.com/st_john_fu ... cktail.htm
That link will give you an idea of the island drinks available pretty much everywhere on STJ. I LOVE Bushwackers. The ones at Skinny Legs are not blended and knock you flat after a few.
I prefer "boat drinks" at the villa (ice cream prices be damned). They are made with the alcohol you have in the house plus some ice cream and milk and maybe a little ice. White Russian boat drinks go down like shakes and kick ass like donkeys.
Here in the States, I prefer:
~Polar Orange Dry (or another not-so-sweet orange soda)
~a generous amount of fresh lime juice (usually a quarter squeezed)
~Cruzan Coconut Rum
Refreshing! Cruzan Coconut is soooooooo much better than Parrot Bay or Malibu!