Top ten Carnival Cocktails
After some “effort” I’ve compiled my list for the Top 10 cocktails served up by our beloved on Carnival Cruise Ships around the world. You can mix them up at home, but of course they taste best from a Lido Deck Lounge Chair. I’ve slipped in some relevant trivia that will provide interesting conversation when shared with your cruise mates.
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1. The Fun Ship
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1 fl oz Finlandia Vodka
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1 1/2 fl ozs Bacardi Light Rum
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1/4 fl oz De Kuyper – Apricot Brandy
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1/4 fl oz De Kuyper – Amaretto
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6 fl ozs fruit punch.
Blend all ingredients together, pour over ice and garnish with orange slice and cherry.
Trivia: When the word “cocktail” first appeared in print in 1806, it was described as a breakfast drink.
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1 fl oz Finlandia Vodka
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1/2 fl oz De Kuyper – Peachtree Schnapps
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3 fl ozs orange juice
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Float grenadine
Blend all ingredients together, except the grenadine, pour over ice, float the grenadine over the top and garnish with lime wheel.
Trivia: Vodka is America’s number one selling spirit, accounting for 20 percent of all alcohol sold.
3. Bermuda Triangle
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3/4 fl oz Barcardi Spice Rum
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3/4 fl oz Barcardi Light Rum
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3 fl ozs fruit punch
Blend all ingredients together, pour over ice and garnish with lemon wedge.
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1 - 1/2 fl oz Finlandia Vodka
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2 fl oz grapfruit juice
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1 fl oz cranberry juice
Pour over ice, stir.
Trivia: When feeling magnanimous, Peter the Great would ride through villages on a bear-drawn sleigh tossing bottles of vodka to the peasants.
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3/4 fl oz De Kuyper – Midori
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3/4 fl oz De Kuyper – Peachtree Schnapps
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1 – 1/2 fl ozs orange juice
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1 – 1/2 fl ozs Sprite
Mix ingredients together, pour over ice and garnish with orange slice.
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1/2 fl oz Finlandia Vodka
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1/2 fl oz De Kuyper – Blue Curacao
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1/2 fl oz De Kuyper – Triple Sec
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3 fl ozs sweet & sour mix
Blend all ingredients together, pour over ice and garnish with lemon wedge.
Trivia: Curaçao is a liqueur flavored with the dried peels of the laraha citrus fruit, grown on the island of Curaçao. To create the liqueur, the laraha peels are dried, bringing out their sweetly fragranced oils. After soaking in a still with alcohol and water for several days, the peels are removed and other spices are added.
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1 fl oz Casadores Tequila
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1/2 fl oz De Kuyper – Apricot Brandy
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3 fl ozs fuit punch
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1/2 fl oz coconut cream
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Dash grenadine
Blend all ingredients together, except the grenadine and garnish with orange slice.
Trivia: Tequila is derived from a plant sacred to the Aztecs, agave, that is grown in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
8. Havana Delight
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3/4 fl oz Barcardi Select Rum
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1/4 fl oz Kahlua
- 1/2 fl oz coconut cream
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5 oz crushed ice
Blend all ingredients together until smooth.
Trivia: In 1829 Spanish wine merchant named Don Facundo Barardi moved to Cuba and invented a smoother mellower rum that was perfect for mixed drinks.
9. Jamaican Coffee
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5 fl oz hot coffee
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1 – 1/2 fl ozs Tia Maria
- 1 oz whipped cream
Rim glass with sugar, pour hot coffee into grass, add the Tia Maria, top with whipped cream and sprinkle very lightly with cinnamon. lend all ingredients together until smooth.
Trivia: Tia Maria is made from fermented sugar cane flavored with Jamaican coffee beans. During colonial wars on the island a noble family was forced to flee their home, but the family’s maid had the presence of mind to grab a few valued possessions, including a family recipe for the liqueur. To show her gratitude, they named the drink in her honor.
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1 fl oz Barcardi Select Rum
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1/4 fl oz De Kuyper – Creme de Banana
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1/4 fl oz De Kuyper – Blackberry Brandy
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1 – 1/2 fl ozs sweet & sour mix
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1 – 1/2 fl ozs orange juice
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Float grenadine
Blend all ingredients together, except the grenadine, pour over ice, float the grenadine over the top and garnish with orange juice.
1 Comment
Oh, I can almost hear the sound of the waves — oh, no, wait that’s the washing machine!!! Guess I will just have to make one of these and dream!!