Whether you’re visiting Nassau over Father’s Day weekend or call this capital city home, we thought it might be useful to have on hand a duty-free gift guide featuring dad’s (new) favourite libations. Our suggestion: present him with a bottle (or all three) and then serve him up something exotic on the rocks to follow. After all, the man deserves a cocktail.
Nassau Royale Liqueur
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One of The Bahamas’ most celebrated spirits is the Nassau Royale Liqueur, which was first distilled by the Bacardi family in 1960. A delicate blend of ingredients like local banana and exotic hints of vanilla bean, Nassau Royale’s traditional island taste and aroma is best experienced straight, over ice or in a hand mixed cocktail. Of course, we also suggest pairing the liqueur with a delicious Bahamian fruit dessert. This spirit can be found on sale duty-free in most of Downtown Nassau’s Bay Street liquor stores.
Bahama Papa
1 ½ oz Nassau Royale Liqueur
1 ¼ oz Bacardi Gold rum
2 oz Pineapple juice
2 oz Orange juice
⅙ oz Grenadine
Dash, Angostura Bitters (optional)
Vigorously shake all ingredients together, serve over crushed ice, and garnish with a wedge of fresh pineapple.
Afrohead Rum
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For years, this was a house-rum served only for guests at The Landing Hotel in Harbour Island. Afrohead Rum was hand-bottled, unnamed, and its only defining characteristic was its minimal logo of a female with a generous afro atop her head. Now recognized as one of the finest distilled rums in the Caribbean with rich notes of caramel, vanilla, and black pepper, Afrohead is exclusively available in Nassau at Young’s Fine Wine boutique liquor store in The Sandyport Old Towne Mall.
FroCo
1 ½ oz Afrohead Rum
3 oz Coconut water
¾ oz Lemon juice
2 pure cane brown sugar cubes
Muddle sugar cubes with lemon juice, shake and strain all ingredients over ice, garnish with a lemon slice and top with shredded coconut.
Red Turtle Vodka
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Filtered with the famous pink sands of beaches in Eleuthera, Red Turtle Vodka is a 100% pure cane, handcrafted, artisan vodka. Complete with a turtle icon than symbolizes its roots in the Bahamian islands, John Watling’s Distillery is proud of it’s smooth local libation introduced in 2014. Purchase this product directly from the distillery, which is located on the historic Buena Vista Estate (circa 1789), overlooking the harbour and offering panoramic views of Downtown Nassau.
Bahamas Sunrise
1 oz Red Turtle Vodka
1 oz John Watling’s Pale Rum
1 oz Sweet and sour mix
1 oz Orange juice
Splash of cranberry juice, to float
In a chilled tall glass, add ice, layer ingredients beginning with the vodka to create the appearance of an ombre sky, serve with a cocktail straw and an orange slice.
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Goombay Smash
1 oz Pale Rum
1 oz Coconut Rum
2 oz Pineapple Juice
2 oz Orange Juice
Dash Grenadine Syrup
Fill a hurricane glass with ice. Pour liquid ingredients individually and stir. Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry and serve.
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Sky Juice
6 oz Fresh Coconut Water
2 oz Gin
1 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk
Pinch Ground Nutmeg
Add coconut water, gin, and condensed milk into a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously until combined. Pour into a cocktail glass over ice and top with a pinch of ground nutmeg for flavour.
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Spiked Switcha
2 oz Vodka
1 oz Fresh Key Lime Juice
1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
In a shaker, add vodka, key lime juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup and mix well. Pour over ice and serve with fresh citrus wedges as garnish.
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