Beachy cocktails are the perfect way to celebrate summer, with the Beachcomber Cocktail being a lesser known favorite! Lots of fun cocktail recipes will cool you down while soaking in the summer sun and fun.
As you read this, I hope to be doing a lot of the above (photo). As I’m writing this ahead, I’m dreaming of lazing on a humid beach, listening to the waves lap rhythmically while I do a whole lot of, well, nothing. Sipping on umbrella drinks, scouring the beach in the early morning for shells and sea glass, and taking naps in a hammock are the only actions on my vacation To Do list!
Summer time is the cocktail season. With abundant fruits, the blender can be running non-stop whipping up frothy little numbers to take the edge off the steamy heat of the long afternoons. It is the season when I find myself most inspired to create new recipes, and at the same time when on vacation, crave traditional cocktails that feel like I really AM on vacation. I don’t drink Mai Tai’s at home. I DO use umbrellas in my drinks but it’s not quite the same.
I’ve put together a list of beach-worthy cocktail recipe links and some other finds you might enjoy perusing should you too be on a beach with time to read lighter fare (or want to pretend at home). Also included is some cocktail history, with interesting stories about the background of favorite summer drinks. Hopefully through the photos you too might feel, even for a few minutes, that you are on vacation!
Recipe
The Beachcomber Cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Light Rum
- 3/4 ounce Citronage or Grand Marnier
- 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed Lime Juice
- A splash Luxardo liqueur
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
- Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail (martini) glass. May also be blended. Note: After shaking I'll also pour it over fresh ice and garnish with a Maraschino cherry....or two!
Nutrition
Ten Top Beach Drinks with their history {no recipes} (NationalGeographic.com)
Aruba Beach Cocktail recipes (VisitAruba.com)
Classic Hawaiian Cocktail recipes including the original Mai Tai recipe from the Royal Hawaiian Hotel (About.com)
Summer Cocktail Recipes from the Hotel Guanahani, St. Barths (LuxuryTravelAdvisor.com)
BoulderLocavore.com Summer Tropical Sipping:
Costa Rican Basil Mojitos and other beachside cocktails
Marie says
This recipe and post make me want to go on vacation NOW!
Melanie @ Just Some Salt and Pepper says
I’m about to spend a week on the beach. Perfect!
Toni Dash says
Perfect! I feel I’ve handed you the baton, having just returned from the beach myself, to take up the vacation cocktail charge Melanie! Make us all proud (and have a great time).
Jennifer says
What amazing photos! And what wonderful sounding cocktails. I want one of each while sitting by a beautiful infinity pool that overlooks the ocean. Thanks for sharing.
Caroline Taylor says
Oh Toni what some beach worthy cocktails! Fantastic photos. I hope you’re having a wonderful time away.
Adri says
What fantastic drinks, and beautifully crafted and marvelously shot. Bravo!
Toni Dash says
Hope they put you in a vacation state of mind! Thanks for reading and commenting!
john@kitchenriffs says
I’ve not had this cocktail – sounds quite interesting and flavorful. Have some great beach time – you certainly deserve it!
Toni Dash says
Thank you John. Always nice to know there are still cocktails to discover isn’t it?! Thanks for your kind vacation wishes too. Am enjoying some R & R, and inspiration I actually have blogged about (stay tuned beginning later this week).
foodwanderings says
Gorgeous cocktail pics.
Toni Dash says
Glad you enjoyed them!
Colleen says
These photos are so inspiring, I might abandon my plans for the day and get the beach chair out of the garage! As a person who, alas, doesn’t drink more than an ounce of alcohol or two annually, I’m always looking to adapt cocktail recipes so I can enjoy their flavors and visual appeal. Here’s my idea for a really hot day when one needs to keep a clear head – go to the freezer and get some of the limes one has, in advance, cut in half and then into mini-wedges. Fill a glass with them and some crushed ice, add about half-and-half lime juice and tonic water, with an optional “dash” of Stevia, insert straw, and join up with beach chair!
Toni Dash says
Fantastic, refreshing ‘recipe’ my friend! As you know, as much as I love an inspired cocktail, I’m really a sipper. I’d rather have less of more cocktails and the reverse! I will say however the inspiration of local ingredients has produced some new recipes that you’ll be seeing on my blog later this week. Along with some other fun finds!