This Barbados Punch cocktail is light and refreshing but beware! It can kick like a mule if you’re not careful! Spiced rum, pineapple, lime, and Triple Sec combine with ice to make this Caribbean cooler!
I’ll be honest with you. Snow is pretty but I am no longer a fan.
Maybe it’s getting older? Snow is cold, and messy, and not as much fun as it was when I was eight. I think that if I could afford it I would be the person who had a winter home in the Caribbean. Actually, I’d probably have a summer home there, too, truth be told. I’d love a cruise about now.
Seriously. This is TEXAS y’all. TEXAS. In the past week the kids have had two snow days and the school has been closed early once. The meteorologist is saying that Tuesday the high will be 70 and Wednesday we’ll have snow.
It’s definitely time for the tropics. Sadly, I am a lowly food writer. Sometimes I write parenting articles but nothing that would encourage a client to send me to the Caribbean.
Sigh.
This Barbadons Punch cocktail is surprisingly non-boozy. It has a light, tangy, pineapple lime flavor — think of a strong infused water. It will remind you that summer is coming and the Caribbean is only a couple of paychecks away.
Too bad you have to use those paychecks for things like the mortgage, right?
It’s easy to make and if you let the Barbados Punch sit for a few minutes the slushy, light colored top will separate from the bottom. I like it this way, I think it’s pretty. Traditional garnishes are lime and fresh pineapple but since I didn’t have any pineapple the lime it was. Give it a try – I think you’ll like it, especially if you don’t like drinks that taste like booze.
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Barbados Punch Cocktail – Because… Snow
Ingredients
- 2 oz spiced rum
- 1 ounce Triple Sec
- 4 ounces Pineapple juice
- 1 1/2 ounces lime juice
- 1 1/4 cups ice
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a blender and blend until slushy.
- Pour into a highball glass and garnish with lime.
- Allow to stand for a few minutes for the layers to separate.
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pam (Sidewalk Shoes) says
March 6, 2015 at 8:04 pmThanks so much for linking up to Tipsy Tuesday!!! I could use a bit of tropical right now too!
Marye Audet says
March 7, 2015 at 2:09 pmWe are warming up this week and I am so glad!!
Kristin says
March 5, 2015 at 8:57 amLooks yummy! I can’t believe all this freaking snow!! So crazy. We’re on snow day number 9 today. And probably 10 tomorrow. This drink would be perfect if I could fill up my bathtub, put on my bathing suit, point my space heater directly in my face, and pretend its a warm summer day in the pool. haha. If you can, stop by and link up for Thursty Thursday!!
Judy@ImBoredLetsGo says
March 4, 2015 at 7:04 amOh yes, totally sick of snow this winter. I need a yummy tropical drink like this one to fix my mood!
Marye Audet says
March 4, 2015 at 12:47 pmThis snow is crazy!
Nutmeg Nanny says
March 3, 2015 at 10:48 pmHello tropical paradise in a cup! 🙂
Marye Audet says
March 4, 2015 at 12:47 pmIt’s sooooo good.
Lauren @ Wicked Spatula says
March 3, 2015 at 8:39 pmI could use one of these right now!
Marye Audet says
March 4, 2015 at 12:46 pm🙂 I totally understand
Marye Audet says
March 4, 2015 at 12:47 pmI know! Me too!
Kiano says
March 3, 2015 at 7:05 pmI’ve been needing new ways to use rum beyond with just coke!
Marye Audet says
March 4, 2015 at 12:46 pmThis is definitely a good one…
Laura @MotherWouldKnow says
March 3, 2015 at 5:22 pmI don’t have any of the ingredients for this drink, but I’ve got plenty of snow. Wish I could trade the snow for some rum and triple sec. I do love the sound of this, especially the combination of lime and pineapple juices – the sour and sweet are so delicious together.
Marye Audet says
March 4, 2015 at 12:45 pmIt is really good!
Alice says
March 3, 2015 at 5:21 pmLOL I have that problem too, don’t write about anything that would entice a client to send me to the Caribbean either! *insert pouty face here* But I’m done with snow too, thats just silly, no one “needs” snow right?? 🙂
On the upside, your drink looks fabulous!
Marye Audet says
March 4, 2015 at 12:45 pmYeah, I should have been a travel writer!
Heather | girlichef says
March 3, 2015 at 2:49 pmI’m with you – go away snow. This cocktail sounds amazing – so sunny and tropical. If only a couple of paychecks could do it…I will keep dreaming (will sipping a couple of these)!
Marye Audet says
March 4, 2015 at 12:44 pmLOL!