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Cocktails at Home:
There’s nothing like an icy tropical drink to help you relax and make a hard day’s work disappear. The chilled and refreshing taste of citrus is sure to cool you off on a hot summer’s evening. Reward yourself – take a sip, close your eyes and drift away to the sounds of the ocean, the cool island breeze and the “taste” of paradise. Enjoy!
Piña Colada Mix
Yield 1 gallon
20 ounces Pineapple Chunks
3 – 15-1/2 ounce cans Coco Lopez
1 quart Orange Juice
1 quart Pineapple Juice
8 ounces Lime Juice
8 ounces Papaya Juice
Blend all until thoroughly mixed
Piña Colada
1-1/4 ounces Gold Rum
1/2 ounce Myers Rum
4 ounces Piña Colada Mix
1 cup Crushed Ice
Mix in blender until smooth
Garnish with Whipped Cream and Cherry
Rum Runner
3/4 ounce Blackberry Liqueur
3/4 ounce Myer’s Dark Rum
1/2 ounce Banana Liqueur
1 ounce Grenadine
1 ounce Sweet & Sour Mix
1 cup Crushed Ice
Mix in blender until smooth
Float 151 Rum
Garnish with Cherry
Raspberry Daiquiri
2 ounces Frozen Raspberries
1 tablespoon Sugar
1-1/2 ounces Gold Rum
1 ounce Lime Juice (fresh)
1/2 ounce Chambord
1 cup Crushed Ice
Mix in blender until smooth
Garnish with Whipped Cream
Tropical Ecstasy
1/2 Ripe Banana
1-1/4 ounce Rum
1/2 ounce Banana Liqueur
2 ounces Piña Colada Mix
1 scoop Orange Sherbet
1 scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
1/2 scoop Crushed Ice
Mix in blender until smooth
Garnish with Whipped Cream and Cherry
Night in the Tropics
1/2 Ripe Banana
1-1/4 ounce White Rum
3/4 ounce Banana Liqueur
1/2 ounce Chambord
2 ounces Piña Colada Mix
1 scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
1 scoop Orange Sherbet
1/2 cup Crushed Ice
Mix in blender until smooth
Garnish with Whipped Cream and Cherry
Tropical Cooler
1 ounce Pineapple Juice
1 ounce Cranberry Juice
1 ounce Grape Juice
1/2 ounce Ameretto
1/2 ounce Chambord
4 ounces Chardonnay
Mix and pour over Crushed Ice
Garnish with Slice of Lime
Bahama Breeze
1 ounce Dark Rum
1/2 ounce Banana Liqueur
1/2 ounce Amaretto Liqueur
1/2 ounce Myers Rum
1/2 ounce Grenadine
1/2 ounce Honey
1/2 ounce Lemon Juice (fresh)
1 ounce Orange Juice
1 ounce Pineapple Juice
Mix and pour over Crushed Ice
Garnish with Orange Slice on Rim
Beach Party
1-1/4 ounce Gold Rum
1/2 ounce Myers Rum
3 ounces Pineapple Juice
1/4 ounce Lemon Juice (fresh)
1 teaspoon Sugar
Mix and pour over Crushed Ice
Garnish with a Pineapple Wedge
Mai-Tai
1-1/2 ounces of Dark Rum
1 ounce Myers Rum
3/4 ounce Orange Curacao
1/2 ounce Pineapple Juice
1/2 ounce Orange Juice
1 ounce Lime Juice (fresh)
1/2 ounce Grenadine
1 teaspoon Sugar
Mix and pour over Ice
Garnish with Orange Zest and a Purple Or