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Mai Tai Recipe – A Taste of Hawaii

Posted on June 4th, 2009 | 19 comments

I love Hawaiian vacations, and a great tropical drink served on the islands is the Mai Tai. Every time I go to Hawaii (and I’ve been there a lot), I head straight for a bar and ask them to shake up their best Mai Tai recipe.
The Mai Tai is one of the best tropical rum [...]

Rum, Ginger Beer, Lime – Dark and Stormy

Posted on January 23rd, 2009 | 11 comments

After the past few crazy weeks, I’m now thinking fondly back to a sailing trip friends and I did on a catamaran around the British Virgin Islands. We sailed, snorkeled, and dived by day, then dined, drank, and partied by night (none of which were dark and stormy.) The boat had four bedrooms, but I [...]

Mojito Recipe – Hemingway’s Favorite Drink

Posted on August 29th, 2008 | 10 comments

One spring when I was taking a writing class in San Francisco, a friend and I met up in a bar before the first class meeting. The bartender was a cute artsy looking woman, so of course I chatted her up. She soon learned of our writing aspirations and said each time we came to [...]

Bushwacker Cocktail Recipe

Posted on February 29th, 2008 | one comment

One of my favorite vacations was spent sailing around the British Virgin Islands on a catamaran with six adult friends. By day, we sailed, snorkeled, swam, sunbathed, hit beach bars, relaxed. By night, we partied. The Bushwacker was our favorite drink. We’d moor in a cove with other boats, motor our raft ashore and dine [...]