Cocktails, generally not what I daydream about when it comes to creating a tasty treat. They are mystifying to me and always have been, probably because if I am being honest I have a limited liquor palate. My drinks have always been pretty straightforward with rich ales, bold red wines and before both pregnancies wrecked my taste-buds, aged whiskey or rum neat. However, I have a dear friend Barbara who is an absolute cocktail wiz!
In fact, today will be the one-year anniversary of The Friday Cocktails, her brilliantly clever idea to wind up a long week and usher in the 5 o’clock freedom bell on Fridays. Gotta love kicking back on Friday evening with a nice cocktail right.
So just for Barb I have stepped out of my comfort zone and made a cocktail for y’all. One that is a nod to my love who still enjoys a good rum now and then even though my taste-buds are forever ruined, as well as for my mother in law Sham who is from British Guinea. Sham absolutely adores ginger beer every Christmas to remind her of home, she does not go a year without it making an appearance.
A neat little cocktail that rings in the fall with some fizzy ginger beer yet holds on to the tropics that we all love so much with its touch of dark rum. I don’t know about you guys but I do believe my taste-buds just perked up with an Arrggh Matey!
Make sure you pop on over to my darlin’ Barbara’s blog today and wish her Happy Anniversary with me. There will be loads of cocktails that we are all sharing as well as a fun giveaway.
Happy Friday guys! Xoxo
Shari-Tickled Red
Tradewinds (Rum & Ginger Beer Cocktail)-Serves 1
1 1/2 ounces dark rum
4 ounces ginger beer
1 teaspoon sugar
Fill a highball glass with ice.
Add the rum and the ginger beer.
Stir in the sugar and enjoy!
Shari/Red
Hi there guys I'm Shari, but y'all can call me Red.
Southern nut. Perpetual optimist. Food adventurer. Creative dabbler. Lovin' an impromptu surf life with my darlin' & two groms. We're so glad you stopped by! 
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Hi, I am popping over from Barb’s party where I shared nearly the same cocktail today! I had my first ginger beer and rum cocktail in Bermuda. I am so interested to learn that ginger beer is popular in British Guinea as well. So nice to meet you! Holly
Ok I gotta go find this Barb with her cocktail Fridays….everyone is posting cocktails today and I feel quite sloshed just from reading about all your yummy drinks! this looks amazing my dear!
First I want to thank you for that stepping out business…if we were closer I would surely convince you to do it more often! I can not deny Sheila made me chuckle…come on over; the drinking is fine!
Thanks sweets! :)
Yumm! I love this combination of ingredients. Ginger beer is so tasty :) Great cocktail, Shari!
And I did stop by Barb’s blog this morning too. Love that “cocktail a week” idea :)
NICE! For a cocktail rookie, I’d say you’ve got the knack! ;)