There’s not one other soul on the bar. On far-off Lengthy Island in Out Islands of The Bahamas, that’s not precisely a shock.
However even with nobody round to listen to, Gerald nonetheless received’t reveal the key.
I take a sip, then one other. It’s as excellent as rum punch as I’ve had, even in The Bahamas, the place nice rum punch is an artwork type.
It’s that excellent amalgam of candy and tart, with out that cloying further sugar, a traditional ruby pink.
That is the rum punch on the Moonshine Seashore Bar in Lengthy Island, the star attraction of the historic Stella Maris resort.
It’s set on a surprising stretch of seaside on the island’s jap coast, with some pretty cocktails on provide: a traditional Bahama Mama, a “Buccaneer,” a Lengthy Island tackle the daiquiri; even a “Caribbean Sensation,” with darkish and white rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice and blue curaçao.
However right here it’s one drink that everybody goes for, with its combo of white and darkish rum and a secret mix of juices.
Neglect Lengthy Island Iced Tea. Right here, it’s Lengthy Island Rum Punch.
So what’s the recipe? I plead once more.
“The key is,” Gerald says, leaning over the bar. “I can’t inform you the key.”
— CJ
