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holiday drinks you try at home

Fiona

2012-06-30 15:52:16

Which ones do you like?

I think my favourite has to be Mount Gay rum. I also love caprihinas- OH does a good job making them but somehow its not the same as sipping them watching the sun set on Ipanema Beach( well I watched the sun set, OH enjoyed the female beach volleyball games

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shirley h

2012-06-30 16:06:50

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Fiona when on holiday I enjoy Pina coladas and bahama mamas. I do sometimes have the odd Pina Colada at home but don't indulge too much because it's loaded with calories.

A friend who'd recently come back from bermuda introduced us to their native drink - the rum swizzler- it was very nice. The main ingredients are rum and ginger with some citrus thrown in. Drunk in a long glass with ice - very refreshing.

Betty Boop

2012-06-30 16:14:25

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LOVE Honeybee Brandy you get in Goa.....

unfortunately you can't get it here ..even on the web!!!

Fiona

2012-06-30 16:17:37

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Honeybee- it had been built up so much on the Goa forum that I was really looking forward to it. Took my first sip- and hated it! I was so disappointed.

Betty Boop

2012-06-30 16:20:53

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Old Monk Rum then?? Nearest we can get to it here is Morgans Spiced Rum.

Fiona

2012-06-30 16:23:05

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Pam
my favourite in goa was actually non alcoholic :yikes

- lime soda

Betty Boop

2012-06-30 16:27:06

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I liked the sweet....not the sour :yikes

Fresh cocount :tup

...and sugar cane....but fear of catching hepatitis unless have your own glass :yikes

I suppose you've got to keep some memories eh??

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Fiona

2012-06-30 16:30:08

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at least with lime soda I can actually remember the day before :rofl

Miss Pink

2012-06-30 20:36:26

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Mine isn't fancy, but never was much of a fan of dark rum - but after going to Jamaica it was quite lovely and had some at christmas, Dark rum and coke :cheers

dinner-lady

2012-07-01 06:34:39

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Absolutely fell in love with margaritas last year in DR .......so refreshing :cheers

Looking forward to sampling some in Mexico next year.

Sunbear

2012-07-02 15:01:13

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Actually lime soda is a favourite of mine in Thailand. However there wasn't any to be found this year due to the Thai floods.

Do wish Schweppes would do it in the UK

the ayrshire tripper

2012-07-02 18:55:09

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Agua de Valencia. Caught on to this some years back in Tapas Alley Benidorm. Very refreshing on a warm summers day. Google for a recipe.

shirley h

2012-07-02 19:09:36

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Sounds like water to me ayrshire tripper

Chivas69

2012-07-03 14:40:00

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In Tenerife we had something called I think 'Ron Miel' which was a honey rum thing. It's great and we had to bring a bottle home!

the ayrshire tripper

2012-07-03 18:15:56

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Yes Shirley H and you will be aware that Scotch Whisky is often referred to as the water of life.

brewerdave

2012-07-04 05:55:07

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Over 30 years ago, we virtually lived on a white wine in Corfu called Lais;we thought it was the bees knees!
A few years later we found some whilst on holiday again in Greece and enthusiastically bought half dozen bottles to bring home with us.
It was awful !!!!! Amazing what the sea and Sun do to your sense of taste :rofl

Another vote here for Mount Gay rum - slice of lime ,splash of Coke, ice - lie back and I'm on the beach in the Caribbean again!!!

AskCy

2012-07-04 08:15:14

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Keo lager from Cyprus, you can get it in Tesco.

Judith

2012-07-04 09:59:37

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The Italians are great for inventing new drinks and over the years I've bought many bottles of what was the latest drink back home with me. Limoncella a lemon liquer, Frangolino a strawberry one to name just two. A couple of years ago on a visit everyone seemed to be drinking something orange. I asked what it was and they said Aperol, an orange/rhubarb based liquer that is mixed with Prosecco, a little soda, poured over ice cubes and finished with a slice of fresh orange. I took a couple of bottles home with me only to find my local supermarket sold the drink. It's now one our regular summer drinks, brings back memories of sitting at an outside table sipping a cocktail and watching the immaculately dressed Italians on their daily promenade through the resort. :cheers

Aslemma

2012-07-07 18:14:35

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I remember an orange whisky in Italy many years ago but don't know what it was called and have never seen it anywhere else. I always bring Cedratine (a lemon liqueur) back from Tunisia as you can't get it outside Tunisia.

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