The Jamaican Nail: Drambuie & Ginger Beer

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Nothing cools better than a sweet Caribbean breeze brushing across the skin as it vanishes the sweat of a tropical day. Something similar to quench a mid-day blue sky summer thirst is a refreshing and spicy elixir of a Scottish and Caribbean marriage of beverages: The Jamaican Nail.

The Jamaican Nail: a combination of Drambuie and ginger beer, each a fantastic compliment to the other; simplicity that satisfies.

RECIPE: The Jamaican Nail

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2 oz Drambuie

6 oz Ginger Beer

Instructions:

- fill highball or tall glass with cracked ice

- pour in the Drambuie

- pour in the Ginger Beer

- stir gently (do not shake)

- add a wedge of lime for garnish

Substitutes/variations:

* no substitutions

* pour Drambuie/Ginger Beer ratio to preference/taste

Note: play some Bob Marley songs in the background to set the mood; enjoy!

Time for a Summertime Popsicle

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When summer is here and the weather is hot, you can't but notice that there are a lot of children eating popsicles. What about adults? Well here's a special treat for adults who want a cool, refreshing and alcoholic version of it that is simply called "The Popsicle"; it even resembles a Bomb Pop that a child would eat on a hot day.

RECIPE: The Popsicle

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½ oz Midori

1oz rum

2 oz orange juice

2 oz cranberry juice

Splash soda water

Squeeze of lime or dash of Rose's lime juice

Instructions:

- need a high ball glass or 8 to 10 oz tall glass

- fill your glass with crushed ice

- add 1/2 oz of Midori first into the glass and allow to settle to the bottom

- add 1 oz rum

- add 2 oz orange juice

- add cranberry juice

- add splash of soda water

- and top off with a squeeze of fresh lime

- DON'T SHAKE OR STIR ...just sip and enjoy!

Substitutes/variations:

* use spice rum in lieu of regular rum

* use citrus vodka in lieu of rum

* vary the amount of orange juice to taste/preference

* vary the amount of cranberry juice to taste/preference

* use Rose's lime juice in lieu of a squeeze of a fresh lime

* no garnish suggested, but feel free to experiment with various fresh fruit