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OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH RUM BESIDES MAKE PUNCH

Edited by Madelyn Miller, the travellady

Tortuga Rum Recipes – a Taste of the Islands

Christopher Columbus named the Cayman Islands Las Tortugas, meaning “the turtles”, for the many tortoises found on their sandy shores. He also is credited with introducing sugar cane to the New World. Soon, the islands growing cane were making rum from fermented sugar cane residue.

From the days of pirates and Gallion ships, rum has fueled history – sparking rebellion, a spirit of festivity and sensuous tropical pleasures. Yet the tiny Caymans grew little sugar cane, and would wait hundreds of years for rums of their own.

In 1984 an enterprising young couple, Robert and Carlene Hamaty, started the Tortuga Rum Company, introducing the Cayman’s first private labels rums. Special blends of Jamaican and Barbados rums make Tortuga Rums like no others – a unique product especially for the Caymans that evokes thoughts of the islands’ tropical breezes, white sandy beaches and breathtaking blue ocean views. Long a popular souvenir of Island visitors, Tortuga Rum now is available in the USA.

And yes, this family-owned Cayman company also makes those world-famous Tortuga Caribbean Rum Cakes. Enjoy a Taste of the Cayman Islands with these tropical drinks:

Cayman Sunset

2 oz Tortuga Gold Rum
2 oz  pineapple juice
2 oz  orange juice
1 teas. grenadine
Mix rum & fruit juices. Add ice, then float grenadine on top.
The look of a fabulous Cayman sunset!

Little Cayman Lemonade
1 ½ oz Tortuga Light Rum
1 oz sweet and sour mix
1 oz Triple Sec
Lemon/lime soda
Fill Collins glass with cracked ice. Add rum, sour mix and Triple Sec. Stir and top with soda. Garnish with lemon or lime slice and maraschino cherry.

Blue Iguana
1 ½ oz Tortuga Light Rum
½ oz lemon vodka
1 oz Blue Curacao
1 oz fresh grapefruit juice
Lemon/lime soda
Combine first 4 ingredients in cocktail shaker. Shake well and pour over ice in tall glass. Top with soda. (There really is a Blue Iguana, a rare species found only on Grand Cayman.)

From Barbara Currie Dailey’s Tortuga Rum Fever and Caribbean Party Cookbook.
http://www.travellady.com/Issues/February04/CreateYourOwnCaribbean.htm

Best way to taste dozens of cocktails at once

Tale to the Cocktail, an annual event in August in New Orleans.
www.taleofthecocktail.com

Best Cocktail Recipe Books

COCKTAIL PARTIES, STRAIGHT UP!
Easy Hors D’oeuvres, Delicious Drinks, and Inspired Idea for Entertaining with Style
by Lauren Purcell and Anne Purcell Grissinger
John Wiley and Sons
www.wiley.com/culinaryandhospitality

The Sexy Bitch’s Party
Living it, Throwing it and Being It
Ulysses Press
www.ulyssespress.com

101 MARGARITAS
by  Kim Haasarud
John Wiley and Sons
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BEST COCKTAIL LIFESTYLE BOOK
The Perfect Buzz
The Essential Guide to Boozing, Bars and Bad Behavior
By David Bramwell
Published by Harper Resource
www.harpercollins.com

Best  Cocktail Museum

The Museum of the American Cocktail is dedicated to providing education in mixology and preserving the rich history of the American Cocktail. The exhibit contains over two hundred years of cocktail memorabilia from the outstanding collections of the founders.

BEST BAR GUIDEBOOKS

Diffordsguide to City Drinking #0.1
from the Publishers of the Magazine for Discerning Drinkers
It tells the Best Hotels, Restaurants and Bars in top cities
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LOW CARB COCKTAILS

A FEW SUGGESTIONS FROM THE MASTERS
http://www.travellady.com/Issues/Issue69/spirits.htm

LOW CARB BARTENDER
By Bob Skilnik
Carb counts for beer, Wine, Mixed Drinks and more
Adams Media
www.adamsmedia.com

Low-carb Cocktails
All the fun and taste without the carbs
By Marlene and Chuck Koch

BEST USE FOR A COCKTAIL BESIDES AS A BEVERAGE

Sandra Lee of Semi-Homemade suggests using Jose Cuervo’s Golden Margarita as a salad dressing.
http://www.cocktailatlas.com/Golden_Margarita/Golden_Margarita.htm

Madelyn Miller is a writer and web entrepreneur who writes for www.travellady.com, www.chocolateatlas.com, www.teaAtlas.com, www.cocktailatlas.com, and www.carladynews.com

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