Fuss-Free Party

Cocktails in pouches,
single-serving pouches,
margaritas, pina coladas,
and daiquiris

They are fuss-free,

easy to find,
affordable,
for an instant party.

Snip off an end

of the pouch and pour.
Bartender flavor
frozen, chilled or warm.

Sweet drinks,

sweet as soda pop.
Sweet drinks,
sweet as a Slurpee.

No tequila or rum,

in these margaritas,
pina coladas, and daiquiris.
They don’t contain spirits.

These cocktails

are flavored wine,
flavored malt beverages,
a mere 5% alcohol.

Just for fun cocktails—

margaritas, pina coladas,
and daiquiris.

No hassle, shelf-stable, instant party.  I like the sound of that.

© 2012 Catherine Giordano

The picture of a frozen margharita comes from www.scienceofdrink.com

 

A Toast To Florida Rum

I found this picture at http://identitydesigned.com

August is National Rum Month.
Antigua, Barbados, Cuba,
Jamaica, Martinique, Venezuela,
Puerto Rico
… and Central Florida.

Bill McCoy,

a Prohibition-era rum-runner,
who hailed from Florida,
sailed a schooner
from the Bahamas

Enjoy a Taste of Florida: Rum and Key Lime

to Savannah, Georgia.

Pay real-time homage

at the annual Real McCoy
Bill McCoy Rum Festival
in Daytona Beach.

Today,

several Florida distillers
make artisan rums:
“Wicked Dolphin” in Cape Coral,
“Siesta Key” in Sarasota.



Ah, the demon rum.  When I was beach-bumming in the Caribbean (in my early 20’s), I used to love Mount Gay rum from Barbados.  Rum and Coke—30 cents a glass.

© 2012 Catherine Giordano

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