Rum Journal: Cap Juluca’s Island Mix

By: - September 29th, 2014

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor

In Anguilla, the colors of Cap Juluca resort’s frozen cooler are inspired by those of the island itself: Yellow and orange for the sun; turquoise for the crystalline waters that surround it; and green for the heart of its people. The best place to enjoy it? Overlooking Maundays Bay in the resort’s waterfront restaurant, of course – appropriately named Blue.

Island Mix

Ingredients

bottom layer:

½ ounce mango mix, ½ ounce Bacardi Limón, dash fresh lime juice

middle layer:

½ ounce Midori melon liqueur, 1 ounce vodka, 1 ounce cane syrup

top layer:

1 ounce Blue Curaçao, 1 ounce Bacardi Silver

Method

Starting with the bottom, blend each layer separately with a small scoop of ice. Pour carefully, layer by layer, into a daiquiri glass. Sip and enjoy – ideally with a Caribbean view.

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