You’ve got a boat, and you’ve got somebody else to pilot it. Looks like you need a drink.
The Classics
The Shanghai
- 2 dashes grenadine
- 3/8 lemon juice
- 1/8 anisette
- 1/2 rum
Shake well and strain into a glass.
The Gloom Chaser
- 1/4 Grenadine
- 1/4 lemon juice
- 1/4 Curaçao
- 1/4 Grand Marnier
Shake well and strain into a glass.
The Local
The Fort Lauderdale
- 1 1/2 oz. light rum
- 1/2 oz. sweet Vermouth
- 1/2 oz. orange juice
- 1/2 oz. lime juice
Shake all ingredients with ice. Pour over ice and garnish with an orange slice.
The We-Hope-You-Didn’t-Have-Any-Plans-Later
Wilson’s Smash
- 1 oz. lime juice
- 3/4 oz. pineapple syrup
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
- 1 dash absinthe
- 2 oz. rum
- A pinch of fresh mint
Shake with ice, pour over ice and top off with club soda.
The Painkiller
This is basically the piña colada if the piña colada skipped school and rode a motorcycle.
- 4 oz. pineapple juice
- 1 oz. orange juice
- 1 oz. coconut cream
- 2 oz. rum
Give all the ingredients and ice a hard shake, then strain into a glass over shaved ice.
