In the Caribbean the fashionable drink of the day is OJ on the Rum. No Ford Bronco and no sports memorabilia, but it will help you “get away” and become a legend in your own mind!

You have got to love a drink that captures the hype of what is happening on CNN this past week. This may have nothing to do with infamous events, but like many great drinks or dishes, it has a name easy to remember. It’s a dark rum drink that is rumored to have surfaced in several Caribbean bars the – “OJ on the Rum”!

Your personal Caribbean lifestyle detective, yours truly, is on the hunt to track down the validity of this new concoction that is apparently sweeping the Caribbean like a run amok hurricane. The word on the street is that its popularity might not last very long, but the ingredients sound like it should be ordered no matter what the name,

Start out with a tall glass tumbler filled with ice cubes.
• 2 oz. of Pusser’s Dark Rum (You could also use Cruzan’s Dark Rum, or even Bacardi’s Dark Rum. The key is the quantity of the rum for each drink – a lot!)
• Fill the rest of the tumbler with OJ
• Include a splash of Grenadine just for the color, and a bit of a sweet taste to cut the acidic OJ taste.
• Garnish with a speared orange slice with a tiny rubber football. Place it on top of the drink. You’re guaranteed a smile at the end of the first glass, and after two or three more you will barely remember OJ had anything to do with the Rum.

I will be trying out several versions of this overnight-Caribbean-success to see if it can be perfected enough to send it to my friend, Mick, at Soggy Dollar Bar, and my friend, Foxy, at Foxy’s – both on Jost Van Dyke, BVI.

Come to think of it, I will send this out to each of my favorite drinking establishments in the Caribbean – Latitude 18, Fort Christian Brew Pub, Duffy’s Love Shack, Pusser’s, Caribbean Saloon, Cooper Island Bar, the Willie “T”, and many more. It may become the most popular drink on their bar menu, for at least a week or two. It will be fun to see if all of them can capitalize on the latest drama that is actually not that important in the big scheme of things.

Let me know if you come up with a fun version of this drink. My guess is, it will be worth all of experimentation. If nothing else, we will have a great time trying. Until next time….