Food and Drink Guide Antigua Barbuda » Lime

Uncle Roddy’s Barbuda Smash

F&D Antigua — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:49:43 +0000

Cocktail by Rodman George

Uncle Roddy’s Beach Bar & Grill, Barbuda

Nothing revitalizes the body on a hot Caribbean day like a tall refreshing rum cocktail and this concoction provides the perfect complement to the powdery pink sands and the turquoise waters of Barbuda. Uncle Roddy’s iconic Barbuda Smash was served to royal guests at K-Club resort during the 1990s and it’s still a favourite today.

INGREDIENTS:

1 tbsp fresh coconut, finely diced
2 oz English Harbour 5 year old Rum
1 oz Cointreau
3 oz Pineapple juice
1/2 oz Freshly squeezed lime juice
Dash of Angostura® aromatic bitters

METHOD:

Add the finely diced coconut to a highball glass. Then add the rum, Cointreau, pineapple juice and lime juice to a shaker, add ice and shake vigorously. Pour over the coconut pieces. Add a few dashes of bitters and stir. Garnish with a slice of lime.

Mint-Mango Fusion Gin based cocktail

F&D Antigua — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 22:11:51 +0000

Recipe by Mixologist Troy S.George

Carmichael’s Restaurant, Sugar Ridge Hotel

Indulge in an almost guilt-free drinking experience with a flavourlicious cocktails that are loaded with the goodness of fresh
Caribbean fruits packed with vitamins. Mint-Mango Fusion is light and sweet with intense flavours which makes
it perfect for hot days and balmy nights.

Serves 1

INGREDIENTS: Mint-Mango Fusion

Make ahead to allow time to chill.
Juice from 1 smooth, fresh mango
10 mint leaves
3-4 oz sugar depending on sweetness of mango

INGREDIENTS: Cocktail

2 oz Gin
2 oz mint & mango fusion
½ oz fresh lime juice
½ oz fresh mango juice

Method for Mint & Mango Fusion:

Squeeze the juice from the mango into a saucepan over a medium-heat. Add the sugar and stir until it has dissolved. Add the mint leaves and simmer for half an hour. Set aside to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate.

Method to Mix Cocktail:

Chill a martini glass with ice. Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain cocktail into the chilled glass.

Beachside Sunset cocktail

F&D Antigua — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:03:26 +0000

Recipe by Bartender Jermaine Dyett

Coconut Grove Restaurant and Beach Bar, Dickenson Bay, Antigua

Signature Cocktail drink by Coconut Grove’s longstanding bartender

Serves 1

INGREDIENTS

Dash grenadine
1 ½ oz. English Harbour Rum (Light)
1 oz. peach liqueur
½ oz. fresh lime Juice
4 oz mango purée

METHOD

Add a dash of grenadine into the bottom of a cocktail glass. Blend the remaining ingredients with ice. Pour slowly over grenadine. Garnish with a pineapple leaf.

Beachside Sunset

Antigua Black Pineapple Gazpacho

F&D Antigua — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:55:13 +0000

Recipe by Chef Kersley Vencatachellum

Jacqui O’s Beach, Bar & Restaurant

A sweet Antiguan twist on a classic gazpacho recipe

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS

3.5 oz. white sugar
25 ml. water
1 fresh vanilla pod
Juice from ½ lime
1 Antigua Black Pineapple, washed, peeled & diced

METHOD

In a saucepan over low heat dissolve the sugar in water. Split the vanilla pod and scrape seeds into the saucepan, cook until the mixture forms syrup and the aromatic flavour of the vanilla has dispersed. Set aside. Add the lime juice and diced pineapple to a blender. Blend slowly, adding a little syrup until the mixture becomes smooth and shiny. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving cold.

Pineapple Gazpacho by Chef Kersley Vencatachellum

Antiguan Old Fashioned Rum Punch

F&D Antigua — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 00:10:15 +0000

Recipe by Bartender Reggie Durand

Pillars Bar at the Admiral’s Inn Hotel

Traditional Caribbean Rum cocktail.

INGREDIENTS:

1 lime, cut in wedges
2 oz English Harbour 5 yr old Rum
1 oz Cavalier Antigua White Rum
1 oz sugar syrup
Dash Angostura bitters
Nutmeg grated

Mixing an Old Fashioned Rum Punch

METHOD:

Squeeze the juice from lime wedges into a highball glass. Add rums and sugar syrup. Stir to combine. Add dash of bitters. Fill glass with ice and stir. Top with grated nutmeg and serve.

old fashioned rum punch and Warri board