Drink Up !

Okay, Boys and Girls...show of hands. Who likes candy? Alright then. Hands down. Who likes liquor? I thought so. Now...This Bug is going to give you the perfect recipe if you like both.

You will need the following:

1 Bottle of Midori melon liqueur

1 Bottle of Absolut vodka

1 Bottle of Parrot Bay Coconut rum

Cranberry Juice

Pineapple Juice

Ice, shaker or tumbler and bar spoon, Martini glasses

Mix equal parts rum and pineapple juice in the tumbler with ice. Pour into glass about half way. Next, mix the vodka and cranberry and shake. Using the bar spoon against the inner part of the martini glass- gently layer the cranberry and vodka atop the pineapple juice and rum by slowly pouring it over the back of the spoon. Lastly, holding the Midori as close to the side of the glass as possible- carefully pour a few drops. If done correctly, it should sink to the bottom of the glass.


The end result is a gorgeous tri-colored cocktail called a Gummi Bear. Believe it or not...it tastes like a clear Gummi Bear! No lie. And it gets you hammered because it's not an overwhelming drink at all. Try it. I used to make this when I was not yet retired from bartending. Of course, there's a drawback with this drink. It takes practice to perfect the technique and it's not the quickest thing to make. So if it's a hit at parties- be prepared to make them all night. The novelty lies in the colors so make it pretty. Even if you screw it up (hic) the first few times- it still tastes like the Pina Colada Gummi. There'll be eyes blurring and speech slurring in no time.




Author's Note: I'm a little (hic) out of practice and my camera phone (hic) sucks but my friends and I had a great time knocking these back in the name of research. Yeah. That's what we called it. (hic) Research.