The world famous drink we invented last year, OJ On The Rum, needs to be doubled!

My blog posting last September titled “OJ on the Rum” has taken on a life of it’s own.  I spoke with my favorite bartender at Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke and he said the latest drama around OJ created an opportunity for him to alter the recipe that we devised as just a tongue-in-cheek idea that actually created a new drink in the Caribbean. The handwritten sign at the bar now reads, “The rum in OJ On The Rum has been doubled!”

What has brought this topic back into our lives was the event that happened yesterday with OJ getting into more trouble by violating the conditions of his bail. He apparently left a nasty message on his bail bondsman’s voice mail telling him to relay a message to his co-defendant about how angry he was about the testimony he gave at the pre-trial hearing. OJ was picked up on a violation of his bail and yesterday the judge let him know that his bail was now raised to $250,000 because of either arrogance or ignorance, or both.

Obviously, OJ’s case was never meant to have an impact on the choice of Caribbean drinks, but the incident yesterday has now increased the consumption of rum on Jost Van Dyke because the rum portion of the recipe has been DOUBLED!  Here is the new version:

Start out with a really TALL glass tumbler filled with ice.  Then…add

• 4 oz. of Pusser’s Dark Rum, Cruzan’s Dark Rum, or Bacardi’s Dark Rum. (Notice that the amount of rum in the original recipe we invented has doubled!)
• Fill the remaining room in the TALL glass tumbler with OJ.
• Include a splash of Grenadine, just for color and sweetness to cut the acidic OJ taste.
• Garnish with a speared orange slice with a tiny rubber football.  Place it on the top of the drink.

You are guaranteed to have a smile on your face at the end of your first glass, and after two or three more you will barely remember OJ has anything to do with the rum.Now, remember, this drink has nothing to do with what is happening with real estate in the Caribbean, but it is certainly part of the “Caribbean experience” that I report on almost everyday.  Next time you are on Jost Van Dyke, stop by and see if the drink is still on Mick’s menu. If it is not, bring the recipe so he can make if for you. You will love it!  Isn’t it an amazing world we live in where what happens in one part of the world has such an impact on another part of it?