Tiki Bar Sips | milemarker 84
If you’re looking for an open-air, tiki-style sip (and who isn’t?), a trip to the “world famous” Tiki Bar at the Postcard Inn Beach Resort and Marina at Holiday Isle—purportedly the home of the first rum runner—is a must. As the story goes, in the 1950s, when confronted with an overstock of booze, the bar owner challenged the aptly named bartender “Tiki” John to create a cocktail. Armed with banana liqueur, Meyers Rum, brandy and grenadine, the first rum runner was born. The cocktail has defined the Keys’ lackadaisical island lifestyle ever since.
The famed Tiki Bar is the perfect place to kick back and order a rum-heavy libation. Large and airy, the oceanside resort and bars overlook Whale Harbor, a busy outlet for fisherman. Rum Runners Island Bar, a tad younger than the original Tiki, was created much in the same vein, standing at the edge of land on a white sand beach. Resembling the Swiss Family Robinson’s treehouse, the multistory, thatched-roofed booze barn is a great retreat for happy hour,
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For those who might be hanging poolside/beachside at another resort but still want to partake in the Rum Runner fun, here is the Tiki Bar’s recipe for the original:
The Original Rum Runner
- 7/8 oz. blackberry brandy
- 7/8 oz. banana liqueur
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1/2 oz. black rum - 1/2 oz. 151 proof rum
- 5/8 oz. grenadine
- 1 oz. lime juice
Fill hurricane glass with ice. Add all ingredients but 151; stir. Garnish with an orange slice and float 151 on top.
For a frozen ditty—a little more appropriate for the scorching summer temps in the Keys—try this recipe:
The Rum Runner
- 2 cups ice
- 1 oz. light rum
- 1 oz. dark rum
- 1 oz. banana liqueur
- 1 oz. blackberry liqueur
- 1 oz. pineapple juice
- 1 oz. orange juice
- Splash of grenadine
In a blender, add all ingredients and blend until smooth. Pour into a hurricane glass and garnish with an orange slice. Add a shot of Bacardi 151 as a floater for the truly adventurous.
Location photos courtesy of the Postcard Inn Beach Resort and Marina at Holiday Isle
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