Courtleigh Hotel & Suites: Thirst Quenchers
Bartender Anthony Basco chose these drinks because, “They represent summer. Nice, cool, refreshing and easy to drink beverages, which use fresh fruits in the peak of ripeness and are sweet as can be. And the names are all about summertime fun, and embody the fun-loving people of Jamaica.”
Summer Breeze
Ingredients:
1 oz cherry brandy
1 oz Smirnoff vodka
Splash grenadine
4 oz pineapple juice
Method
Mix all ingredients in shaker, shake and pour into a glass of ice.
Garnish with pineapple and cherry.
Water Party
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Appleton Special
1 oz Apricot Brandy
3 oz pineapple juice
3 oz orange juice
Dash of lime juice
Method:
Mix ingredients in shaker, shake and pour into a glass of ice.
Garnish with orange slice and cherries.
Hot and Sexy
Ingredients:
1 oz overproof rum
1 oz Blue Curacao
5 oz pineapple juice
Dash of lime juice
Splash of simple syrup
0.5 oz coconut rum
Method:
Put all ingredients in shaker with ice, shake well and pour into a glass.
Garnish with pineapple and cherry.
Bikini
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Melon Liqueur
1.5 oz Smirnoff Vodka
4 oz pineapple juice
Dash of lime juice
Dash of simple syrup
1 oz Cointreau
Method:
Put all ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake well and pour into a glass.
Garnish with melon and cherry
Non- Alcoholic Tropical Blend
Ingredients:
6 oz fresh mango
1.5 oz evaporated milk
2 oz simple syrup
2 oz fresh cantaloupe
8 oz crushed ice
Method:
1. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend into a smoothie. Alternatively, blend all except the ice and pour over ice and serve. Strain if desired.
Melon Break
Ingredients:
6 oz peeled and seeded melon
2 oz Honeydew melon
2 oz simple syrup
1 oz lime juice
4 oz cold water
Method:
1. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend. Strain if desired.
