During my trip to Turks and Caicos Beaches Resort, I had my delectable fill of hand-crafted cocktails fromworld class bartenders. Since all top shelf alcohol, blended drinks and sodas are included at Beaches, I was never afraid to try something new, or splurge on something exotic and frozen. One of my favorite bartenders was Leighton, who was always personable, knowledgeable and found joy in everything he did. The fact that he knew how to handle his well bottles and entertain you with some tricks was the cherry on top!
I had the pleasure of taking a tropical mixology class with Leighton and some other #BeachesMoms and managed to jot down some of my favorites recipes. To tell you the truth, some of them were Leighton’s own creations and only he knew the recipe. So if you get down to Turks and Caicos, find him near the Italian swim up bar or the Turtles Lounge! (Fun fact: Did you know that Sandals invented the swim up bar? They are in the Guinness Book of World Records for it!) The recipes are yours to tweak in terms of amounts – pour lightly and change to your taste.
Ladies Delight
This light purple drink features lemonade, notes of raspberry and is incredibly refreshing. It was unanimously enjoyed by everyone!
Raspberry Vodka
Cranberry Juice
Heavy squeeze of Lime Juice
Fill the glass with Lemonade & Ice
Shake and serve
Grapes and Caicos
My classmates and I really enjoyed this one, too. It’s bright, tangy and sweet all at the same time.
Blackberry Brandy
Sprite
Heavy Squeeze of Lime
Ice and Shake
Pour into glass and top heavily with Sprite
Caribbean Blue Sky
This pretty blue drink mimics the color of the Turks and Caicos surf and is really a Leighton-knowledge-only drink!
Raspberry vodka
Blue Curacao
Peach Schnapps
Lime Squeeze
Lemonade
Shake with Ice, serve and enjoy
Beaches Resorts Rum Punch
Beaches Resorts creates and serves a lot of these rum punches across the property, and it’s no wonder since they appeal to all run lovers!
Equal parts of Orange and Pineapple Juice with a heavy pour of Grenadine (These 3 ingredients make the juice portion)
Combine equal parts of Light Rum, Dark Rum and White Rum (Beaches uses the Appleton Jamaican brand)
Mix together over ice and serve
Jamaican Smile
Leighton referred to this drink as the “breakfast of the beach.” While it’s the only frozen drink on this list, and a tasty way to get some fruit in the mornings!
Add into blender: one banana, 1/2 cup of strawberry puree, heavy pour of Irish Cream, splash of 2% milk and ice.
Blend and serve in a tall glass.
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Those mummy dogs are super cute! Pinned… and then I also had to pin the pretzels because they’re LOOKING at each other! 🙂
Children of all ages will enjoy these cute and tasty foods for Halloween. Fun memories from childhood have just been sparked in my mind. We would carry those large old brown paper bags from the grocery store or our Trick or Treating bags!
I love these tasty snack ideas! Pinning!
Yummy! And I totally heard Mary Poppins’ voice when I read about the “rum punch”!
I just love holiday season! I’m slowing turning into a decorating nut. Halloween is so much fun b/c I get to step out and get creative. The pretzels are too cute. I think I’m going to have to share the little ones in my family. Happy Halloween!
I love the hot dog mummy’s! Too cute!
These are all so cute! I love the mummy dogs!
Your bartender really has moved! I would make a huge mess trying to be that fancy!
I am loving the spooky pretzels! Easy to convert to GF too!
totally! They were soooo good!
Thank you! They are a favorite of my family’s and we make them every year!
They are so tasty, we need to eat them all the time!
Me, too! Happy Halloween, and now the holidays are upon us! Did you get to make the pretzels?
Thanks, Lou!! 🙂
yes! I used a plain pillow case for YEARS until I painted Halloween motifs on it.
haha they are – that’s my favorite part of making them!
He was sooooo fast! And never dropped a thing!
hahah I love that!! I hear that, too, when I think about that drink. I need to find myself a blender and revisit the Jamaican Smile!