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Showing posts with label Cocktails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cocktails. Show all posts

Thursday, January 1, 2009

The Competition Continues


New Year's Eve in Key West actually turned out to be a bit quiet for us. After a wander around and lunch at the Conch Harbor Restaurant on the waterfront, we did our grocery shopping (this is very interesting to do when you have no car to put the groceries in and you have to shlep them a half a mile to the dingy dock, lucky for us we had two extra shleppers with Jess and Matt!). We splurged and had the laundry 'done' - so nice when somebody else washes, dries, and folds! Back to the boat with out getting the laundry or the groceries or us soaked - a refreshing change.

We decided since we're on 'boat time' to celebrate the New Year when it changed in the UK, but then we realised that would be 7:00 and that would be just ridiculous so we settled on 9:00 which after we thought through all the different times zones settled on somewhere in the Atlantic (the Azores, perhaps?). It was an early evening, but with cocktails, champagne and a barbeque lots of fun. Matt made his entry into the cocktail competition:

Citronella Cooler

1 oz citrus vodka (can use regular vodka)
1 dash lime juice
2 oz lemonade
1 oz cranberry juice

There was no discernable leap forward in entry rankings (as Matt's cocktail was delicious) so the competition continues and we're eagerly awaiting Jess and Steve's entry, along with any virtual entrants!

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Key West Cocktail Competition


After a gorgeous sail down from Newfound Harbor (sunny, 15 knots of wind, 1-2 foot waves - what a difference!), we arrived in Key West. Jess and Matt are doing much more of the sailing / boat operations now and will be having a day 'running the show' by themselves very soon.

We'll be in Key West for a few days to enjoy the festivities. New Year's Eve in Key West commences with a four day cocktail competition. December 30th, the competition begins with the Bahamian Rum and Coconut Water Cocktail:

2 ounces rum
4 ounces coconut water
1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
cinnamon sprinkled on top
lots of ice

Per Steve, "Katherine sets a blistering pace, using a recipe only she has access to and declares a cocktail competition once she knows she has the winning mix!"