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Favorite Jamaican Drinks Recipes - Now You Can Make Your Own!

A Long Island Iced Tea is loaded in the same way because of the sheer amount of higher calorie shots mixed into the drink. For large drinks like that, the alcohol calories really add up. Anything added to eggnog, like the holiday favorite of rum & eggnog, is a diet buster, as are tropical drinks like the famous pina coladas. The derivation of the word rum, is another hotly debated topic. Some feel that it comes from the botanical name of sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum. Others credit the English for it. In 1745 Admiral Vernon's men had contracted scurvy. In an attempt, to try something different, the Admiral cut the daily ration of beer and replaced it by an obscure Caribbean drink. This conquered the disease and his men were extremely delighted with their captain. They started to call him by an English slang "Old Rummy", which roughly translated into great guy or jolly good fellow. And hence, the name Rum fell upon the drink as well. Great story isn't it? This is a pretty good drink, but is way to sweet for me to drink to many of them at a time. They certainly do pack a high calorie count, so maybe not drinking to many of them is a good idea. Common Recipe: There are a lot of changes and substitutions made to this recipe, including using coconut milk. So with many different varieties to this recipe, I will give you one. Mix 2 oz of light rum with 2 oz of pineapple juice, 1 oz of cream of coconut, ½ a banana, and about ½ a cup of ice. Grind all of that together in a blender. Pour into a glass and enjoy. If you need a little more instruction for a rum and Coke, here goes. Fill a highball glass about 2/3 with ice cubes. Add 3 parts Coca Cola to 1 part rum. Stir well and enjoy. Rum goes well with lots of soft drinks and there are many types of rum. If you're not a big fan of Coca Cola, try rum with Dr. Pepper instead of rum and Coke- tastes smooth and delicious. Mountain Dew and root beer are other soda flavors that go great with rum. If you're watching your calories, drink your rum and Coke with Diet Coke. Of course, there are other variations of rumand Coke. Try coconut rum, diet Vanilla Coke, Cherry Coke, Spiced rum, or Banana rum for different, but delicious rum and Coke flavors. Across the Atlantic, in Central America and the Caribbean, it can be only rum. If wine is the fuel of conversation, rum is the fuel of lust: sweltering nights; air filled with the sweet scent of jacarandas; dusky island girls swirling barefoot to a sinuous slow reggae beat. These are lands where the moonlit tide washes on sandy beaches, lapping and surging like the hot blood that courses through your rum-filled veins. As far as the consumer trend of rum goes, white rum definitely sells more, due to the inclination of the youth towards clear spirits. Dark rum is more enjoyed by the elderly and the armed forces around the world. There is another reason why dark rum is enjoyed by above people, for it provides great amount of calories and also helps keep warm. Captain Morgan is the leading dark rum brand in the United States.

Title: Alcoholic Drinks And Its Effect on Your Weight Loss Program

Distilled (80 proof) - Gin, rum, vodka, whisky, tequila Serving Amount ounce - 1.0 (29.6ml) Average (kcal) - 65 • Aged Rums - This particular type is mixed in batches and taste the same from year to year; the batches are always made exactly the same. You also find these to be called vintage rums. A Long Island Iced Tea is loaded in the same way because of the sheer amount of higher calorie shots mixed into the drink. For large drinks like that, the alcohol calories really add up. Anything added to eggnog, like the holiday favorite of rum & eggnog, is a diet buster, as are tropical drinks like the famous pina coladas. Look up the internet or visit the website of Carouse to get some famous alcohol quotes that you can use to amuse your guests. "When the wine goes in, strangethings come out"! Another amusing one is "I have taken more good from alcohol than alcohol has taken from me." Enjoy using these quotes when you are entertaining as you will hear many more from your friends if they are witty and enjoy sharing some of the best ones. Summer is hot. Alcoholic drinks are great to serve, but alcohol makes you warmer, however refreshing the additives might be. So serve alcohol, but consider ways to serve the additives on the side and offer something fun and wonderfully cooling. And here's the deal: alcohol costs more to serve than hand-pressed lemonade! And even frozen lemonade can be dressed up and transformed into a cooling beverage. Save yourself some money and let your imagination go wild(and refreshing!)

Jamaican Rum Punch Recipe

Alcoholic drinks range from wines, spirits and beers. Some of these have high alcohol content and some have minimal alcohol levels. Wines usually undergo years in fermentation and usually contains up to 18% of alcohol. Beer on the other hand undergoes a brief fermentation process which explains why it has a relatively lower alcohol percentage. Spirits are made from distillation of malted liquor and wine thus giving it a higher alcohol content of up to 55%. Whisky, brandy and rum are some of the most popular samples of spirits. Sugar and starch are essential ingredients in making these alcoholic beverages so it is best to know which of these have higher sugar content especially when you are preparing a drink for someone who has certain medical conditions. Herbs, fruits, cream, soda and other essences are usually added to make the drink more interesting and flavorful.

Finally, a rich and flavorful dark rum is a requirement for the well-prepared cocktailian. Lending a mouthwatering vanilla, caramel, and spice character to your drinks, these spirits are aged in heavily charred barrels for a more assertive profile. Though many of these are delicious on their own, they're also a must for a Dark and Stormy. Two mouthwatering options are Cruzan Black Strap Rum and Gosling's "Black Seal" Rum.

More than any other alcoholic drink, rum was associated with pirates (yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, anyone?). This initially started when English privateers began trading it. As some of these men eventually became pirates (aim high, kids), they carried with them their liking of rum. Pieces of literature that coupled rum and piracy perpetuated this notion.

How do you make a Tom Collins? Pour 2 oz. gin into a tall glass that has ice in it. Add 1 oz. lemon juice, 3 lemon slices, 1 Tbs. sugar and top it with Club Soda. To make a refreshing cocktail that is called Long Island Iced Tea, pour 1/3 oz. Vodka in a tall glass and add an equal amount of gin, light rum, tequila and Triple Sec. Pour in cola and stick a wedge of lemon and your guest will enjoy the heady mix of alcohol as it starts to "pleasure the brain." Many exotic recipes are also available with fruits, ready mixes and bitters. If you hire a bartender, he will also entertain the crowd by juggling a few ingredients and throwing them in the air. Watch him make the perfect Mojito or Marguerita with Strawberries!

After moving to Cuba from Spain in 1843, Masso began to refine his rumming techniques. He improved distillation, filtering, and aging in casks made of American oak. This all worked together to produce a rum that was light and smooth, a spirit that today we have come to love, to drink, and one that makes our senses rumble.