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Bushwacker, St. Thomas, USVI

Unlike the Piña Colada, the Bushwacker never had a deeper history as a more sophisticated cocktail: it was invented as a rich, frozen drink to appeal to tourists in the mid-1970s at the Ship’s Store/Sapphire Pub in Sapphire Village, St Thomas. You can still order a Bushwacker at the Sapphire Beach Bar in St. Thomas or at the bar atop Paradise Point in Charlotte Amalie.

• 1 ounce Dark Rum
• 1 ounce Kahlúa
• 1 ounce Dark Crème de Cacao
• 2 ounces Cream of Coconut
• 2 ounces Milk or Half & Half
• 1 cup ice

Mix in blender until smooth, garnish with maraschino cherry.