Spring has sprung, so let’s get down to business with a review of a beverage that was tailor-made for warm days spent lounging by your body of water of choice…
Bushwacker Coconut Rum Cream is its name and its inspiration, ie the original Bushwacker Cocktail, was created way back in 1975 on the island of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Here’s a bit more information about the origins of this cocktail:
In the Spring of 1975, Tom Brokamp was working as the manager of the Ship’s Store in Sapphire Village on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands and Angie Conigliaro as the bartender.
From Tom Brokamp: “The concoction was originally thrown together by Angie at my suggestion as a tropical variation on the White Russian. Had it not been for Angie’s single-handed efforts, the drink would have soon been forgotten in a blurry hangover. Not yet earning a name, Angie pushed it on anyone and everyone for weeks as a creamy, kick-butt sort of Pina Colada drink.
After she finalized the recipe a few weeks later and during a particularly slow evening, two gentlemen wandered into the bar with their large dog. At least one of the men was a flight attendant based in N.Y. They were very proud of their pet which I believe was an Afghan Hound. These two fellows immediately fell in love with Angie’s concoction, and the few people in Sapphire Village at the time fell in love with the dog. The dog’s name was Bushwack, and Angie suggested that the new drink share his name.”
To find out if Bushwacker Coconut Rum Cream is as delightful as it sounds, click play on the following video:
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