Summer Cocktails From The Florida Keys’ Cheeca Lodge & Spa
23 Jun 2018 by Pedro Aristes in Bars, Cuisine, General, Home, Hot Spots, Lounges, Pleasure, Restaurants, Spirits
The Florida Keys are back! Cheeca Lodge & Spa in Islamorada, which has just debuted a massive $25 million renovation post Hurricane Irma, is welcoming back cocktail aficionados this summer with festive, handcrafted sips throughout their property.
Below, some of the newest cocktail recipes that debuted with the property’s reopening this season– perfect for cool, summer days and wild summer nights.
Akeyi Punch
Ingredients:
- 1oz White Rum
- 1oz Triple Sec or Orange Curaçao (more of a tropical Liquor)
- 1oz Malibu Pineapple Rum
- 1oz Cranberry Juice
- 1oz Lime Juice
- 1oz Pineapple Juice
Garnish:
- Pineapple/ Cherry
To Make:
- In a pint glass add Spirits and ingredients
- Add ice and shake for 5 seconds
- Pour into Copper Pineapple Vessel
Blackberry Margarita
Ingredients:
- Tequila Herradura Reposado: 1.5 oz
- Agave Nectar: 1.0 oz
- Lime: 1.0 oz
- Triple Sec: 1.0 oz
- Blackberries: 4 each
Garnish:
Blackberry & Mint Leaf
To Make:
- In a pint glass
- Add blackberries, muddle
- Add ingredients, add ice
- Shake for 10 seconds and double strain
- Pour into martini glass
Ten Thyme Smash
Ingredients:
- Cucumber: 2 thin slices
- Whole Thyme: 3 springs
- Tanqueray No. Ten 1.5 oz
- Lime: 0.75 oz
- Simple Syrup: 0.5 oz
- White Cranberry Juice: 1 oz
Garnish:
- Thyme sprig
To Make:
- In a pint glass
- Muddle cucumber and thyme
- Add all ingredients
- Add ice, shake
- strain into martini glass
Island Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- Zaya 12 yr. Rum: 2.0 oz
- Turbinado Syrup: 0.5 oz
- Club Soda: 1.5 oz
- Orange: 1/8 (cut into a wedge)
Garnish:
- Luxardo Marachino Cherries 2 each
To Make:
- In a rocks glass add orange, sugar and bitters
- Muddle
- Add ice
- Add rum and top with club soda
- Garnish with Marachino Cherries