RUM DIARIES

• When you're in the Caribbean, nothing is more welcoming than a cool drink. At the end of a boat ride, flight or after a long day in the sun. Their concoctions are always just sweet enough to put a smile on your face (and strong enough to keep it there for hours). One liquor that I don't use enough at home is rum. It really is so versatile...and delicous!

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•  On the islands, they serve it with fresh juice, but a similar mixture
•  can be just as soothing with hot tea and a splash of cranberry on
•  a cold day. I do think that the simple recipe served up by the 
• pitcher at Jumby Bay is always delicious. This is one recipe I plan 
• to make every time cabin fever sets in this winter to bring me 
• 'back to the beach'. 
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• CARIBBEAN RUM PUNCH
• 1 oz light rum (I like Bacardi)
• 1 oz quality dark rum (we got a very special island blend, but locally, Prichards is the BEST)
• 2 oz fresh orange juice
• 1 oz fresh pineapple juice
• 1 TBSP freshly squeezed lime juice
• Ice cubes
• 1 lime (and/or pineapple), thinly sliced, for garnish
• Dash of nutmeg 
  
  
  Shake juices and rum well, pour over ice and garnish with spices and fruit. Makes one glass. Triple the recipe for a group! 

What is your favorite Rum Drink Recipe? Please do share it here on the Southern Sophisticate!