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Tasting the Summer Scene in St Lucia

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - August 12, 2015

Tasting summer at St Lucia’s Calabash Cove

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor

August is National Rum Month, so to celebrate we’ll be featuring a series of rum recipes from resorts around the Caribbean.

First up: St Lucia’s Calabash Cove resort, where bartender Chris Ingles serves this colorful cooler at the pool bar to rave reviews. It’s a festive and fruity way to welcome rum’s special month and to celebrate the Eastern Caribbean nation all year long.

Calabash Cove’s Summer Scene

Ingredients

1 ounce mango juice

1 ounce pineapple juice

½ ounce lime juice

1 ounce light rum

¼ ounce blue Curaçao (or to color desired)

ice

METHOD

Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake, strain, garnish and serve. (If serving cocktail outside, add a few ice cubes to keep the drink cool.)

 

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