Happy 4th of July!

You guys get the good fireworks down there in Virginia?
They barely let us have sparklers here in Michigan.

VA sucks when it comes to fireworks. They have a good selection up in PA though, which is where my friends go to buy theirs. And I didn't like SC's selection at all, my fam stopped at South of the Border on the way back from Parris Island a couple months ago, and their fireworks selection was pretty average. Granted it is a tourist trap and all but I thought they'd have a better selection.

Having some peeps over Sunday night for fireworks on the lake, lots of food and drinks. I'm gonna try out a hurricane recipe I found online. Not the super sugary mix crap, this one is made with fresh fruit juices, light and dark rum, and a 151 floater. Giddyup.

Are you going out in the boat to watch the fire works?

VA sucks when it comes to fireworks. They have a good selection up in PA though, which is where my friends go to buy theirs. And I didn't like SC's selection at all, my fam stopped at South of the Border on the way back from Parris Island a couple months ago, and their fireworks selection was pretty average. Granted it is a tourist trap and all but I thought they'd have a better selection.

South Of the Border sucks for just about anthing including fireworks. I get mine each year in Myrtle Beach and once I made the mistake of waiting until we got to SOTB and was pissed at their lack of quality and selection. We normally spend a couple of grand between the group of use but we walked away buying none.

Are you going out in the boat to watch the fire works?

I could, but I can just watch them from my deck too, so we usually do that. I'm in no condition to be boating by the time the fireworks start. ;)

Did a hurricane test run tonight and this recipe is a winner, very close to the ones they have at the Blacksmith Shop in New Orleans, which are widely regarded as the best in town:

Ice
1.5 oz dark rum
1.5 oz light rum
1/2 oz 151 proof rum
1.5 oz fresh pineapple juice
1/2 oz fresh orange juice
1/4 oz fresh lime juice
1/4 oz grenadine
orange slice
Maraschino cherry

Honeymoon starts tomorrow

I could, but I can just watch them from my deck too, so we usually do that. I'm in no condition to be boating by the time the fireworks start. ;)

I here you. I was going to say if you do go by boat to watch out for all the nuts on the water on 4th of july. After I play golf this morning I'm headed to get some rum to make a hur. you posted. When you say fresh juice is that fresh from the can?

I here you. I was going to say if you do go by boat to watch out for all the nuts on the water on 4th of july. After I play golf this morning I'm headed to get some rum to make a hur. you posted. When you say fresh juice is that fresh from the can?

Can or a carton, whatever you can find will work

Did a hurricane test run tonight and this recipe is a winner, very close to the ones they have at the Blacksmith Shop in New Orleans, which are widely regarded as the best in town:

Ice
1.5 oz dark rum
1.5 oz light rum
1/2 oz 151 proof rum
1.5 oz fresh pineapple juice
1/2 oz fresh orange juice
1/4 oz fresh lime juice
1/4 oz grenadine
orange slice
Maraschino cherry

Sounds delicious. Are you blending as a frozen drink or shaking and serving over ice? I'd imagine either way would be really good. Fresh ingredients are the key. All that pre-mix crap gives mixed drinks a bad name. With all the "buy local/seasonal" trends out there now, the whole "farm to table" thing is translating to "farm to glass" in lots of places. Why not have drinks based off of the freshest seasonal ingredients?

I made some rhubarb mint spritzers tonight. Took some orange mint straight from the garden, used some juice left over from macerating some rhubarb, and mixed it with some Reisling and soda water. Freaking fantastic.

Also Matty- I know you like rum- may I recommend a Mojito with chocolate mint (a strain of mint that has a bit of a purple-ish tint to it and has just a touch of chocolatey flavor) instead of your standard mint, and use ginger ale to top off the drink instead of soda water or sprite. So good.

anything with 151 is guaranteed results:)