We’re often asked about our favorite drink and for half of us, that drink is a rum punch. Easily made with pineapple juice, orange juice, rum, and a splash of grenadine (topped with freshly shaved nutmeg of course) it’s the quick and easy way to get a tropical vacation. But what kind of rum? We…
Bacardi Coquito
Black Friday is a day for the intrepid shopper to hunt for deals, but for the Boozy Traveler it marks the start of a different hunt, the hunt for Christmas cocktails. To this end, we humbly submit the Coquito. Having tried this traditional holiday libation from Puerto Rico, we were instantly hooked. Coconut and rum…
LEBLON CACHAÇA
Say the word cachaca and your mind probably goes to caipirinhas. The national drink of Brasil is traditionally made with lime and sometimes mint mirroring a mojito, but they can be made with any fresh fruit (we recommend passion fruit if you can get it and strawberries if you can’t). To make these drinks light…
Buffalo Trace
Everything old is new again so why not make a drink that’s literally old (fashioned). But then the question comes “What type of bourbon do I use?”. To that question, I would submit Buffalo Trace. The cocktail it makes won’t be as spicy as if you used Eagle Rare but if you’re looking for a…
Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
Generally, we’re not fans of flavored whiskey, but after trying an espresso martini that included Skrewball peanut butter whiskey while out one night, we had to try and replicated it. We grabbed a bottle at our local packie and after determining it’s too sweet to drink on its own, started experimenting. Since we didn’t have…
Smugglers Notch Vodka
Sometimes in winter you need to hole up with a traditional cold weather drink. Well if you’re getting ready for a Nor’easter and running to the packie (liquor store for those of you outside of New England) why don’t you give Smuggler’s Notch Vodka a try. This little distiller out of Jeffersonville, Vermont, just…
Privateer Queen’s Share
We’re always down for supporting local businesses, so when we spotted Privateer rum out of Ipswich, MA we had to give it a try. At the packie store, there were two choices – Navy Yard (Yahd?) or Queen’s Share. As the Queen’s was slightly higher rated and only $2 more, we did our best Queen…
Bully Boy Old Fashioned
Imagine this, you’re about to leave for the black-tie gala (hey Met I’m still waiting for my invite) and before you go it’s time to take a picture of you in your tux or gown but you need that perfect accessory to spice up your Instagram pic (you follow us right). You could make a…
Mutiny Island Vodka
Everyone knows that vodka is made from potatoes, but what if I told that’s not necessarily the case. While vacationing in St. Croix we found a distillery making vodka out of breadfruit. While doing our tasting the helpful staff told us about how this makes the vodka different, via things like mouthfeel, yadda yadda and maybe…
My Favorite Rum
With my Caribbean soul one of my favorite spirts is rum. After all the ones I’ve tried (in the name of research of course) one stands above the rest, El Dorado’s 15 years old. From the tiny Caribbean country located in South America of Guyana, it is aged in oak barrels for at least 15…