Who doesn’t like an awesome retreat to the beaches? Everyone does. There is more to beaches than just sitting on a recliner and bathing in the sun all day long just to get that perfect tan you’ve been looking for. You need some sort of activity apart from surfing and playing volleyball. What’s better in the heat than a couple of drinks to calm you down and nudge you a step closer towards heaven. Here are the top ten drinks enjoyed at beaches around the world. Enjoy the read!
10. GIN AND TONIC, INDIA
Take some gin and tonic water and pour both of them over ice. Final touches include garnishing with a thin slice of lemon. You can vary the amount of gin according to your taste but the suggest gin-to-tonic rations are 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 2:3. In some of the countries, you can get a can of gin and tonic so you don’t have to go through the trouble of actually mixing them yourself however, in bars; they mix the two in front of you to give you the taste you prefer. The drink is also referred to as G and T in most countries. It is highly popular at beaches in India.
9. ROSE, COTE D’AZUR, FRANCE
This is a kind of wine that is pink in color. The color can differ of course but mostly it stays a shade of pink depending on the technique. Mostly this wine is produced by crushing black-skinned grapes where the skins are allowed to remain in contact with the juice for a period of two to three days. In most countries, what they do is mix the red and white wine in order to achieve the pinkish shade. That of course is the easier method. If you are out of an original rose, you can always mix the usual red and white for your pleasure. It is famous in France.
8. CAPE CODDER, MASSACHUSETTS
This cocktail is made entirely of fruit juices and spirits. It is mostly made with vodka and cranberry juice and garnished with a slice of lemon. Of course you can always vary the proportions according to your taste preferences but the preferred vodka-to-juice ratios are ¼, 1/3.7, ½ and 1/1.5. This particular drink originated in the year 1945 and it was named as Cape Codder in the early 1960s. The drink is highly popular on the beaches of Massachusetts.
7. LIMONCELLO, SOUTHERN ITALY
Limoncello is an Italian drink, very famous all over southern Italy and especially so in the region of the Gulf of Naples. It is made from the zest of Femminello St. Teresa Lemons. They are most commonly referred to as Sorrento lemons. The lemon zest is steeped in grain alcohol until the release of oils. What you get is a yellow liquid which is then mixed with a simple syrup. It is most commonly used as a digestive and served chilled after dinner. Limoncello is the second most popular drink in all of Italy and is served in restaurants across US, Canada, UK and New Zealand.
6. MARGARITA, MEXICO
Mix an orange-flavored liquid or preferably lemon juice with tequila and the result is a margarita. It is often garnished with salt on the rim of the glass and happens to be one of the most famous tequila based drinks all over the world. The drink is served with crushed ice and the chilling effect is absolutely amazing. Margarita is available in many different colors depending on what sort of juice is used but originally it is yellowish in color. This is the most popular drink on the beaches of Mexico and really popular all over Spain.
5. DAIQUIRI, CUBA
Cuba is one place I would love to visit. One drink that is popular all over Cuba is called Daiquiri. The main ingredients of this particular drink include rum, lime juice and sugar. You can use an alternate sweetener if you don’t prefer sugar of course. There are many different versions of the drink but the most famous ones are served at the El Floridita bar in Havana, Cuba. There is a classic by the name of The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks and it is listed as one of the six basic drinks there. There is a cocktail quite similar to Daiquiri that is famous in Brazil; it is called Caipirinha (discussed below).
4. RED STRIPE BEER, JAMAICA
You have not experienced the beaches in Jamaica if you haven’t had a few of these. It is a lager beer from Jamaica. Desnoes & Geddes Limited are the ones the brew this particular beer. Red Stripe contains 4.7 % alcohol by volume. Unlike all the fancy drinks discussed in the list, this simple beer is the drink of Jamaican beaches but just as all the other drinks, it is worth a shot.
3. MAI-TAI, POLYNESIA
This particular drink comes from Polynesia with basic ingredients including rum, Curacao liqueur and lime juice. It is said though that the drink actually originated at a restaurant in California in the year 1944. A rival of the same restaurant claims to have created this drink in 1933 in Hollywood, but of course we do not have sufficient data available to put our fingers down. The word actually is Maita’I which means ‘good’ but the name for the drink is written as two separate words. Polynesia comprises of one thousand different islands and the drink is very famous in those regions.
2. CAIPIRINHA, BRAZIL
This happens to be the national cocktail of Brazil and it is made with cachaca, which is a sugar cane rum, sugar and lime. It is a distilled alcoholic beverage and needless to say, it happens to be the most famous in Brazil with popularity on constant rise in many parts of Europe and United States.
1. PINA COLADA, PUERTO RICO
The drink is sweet in nature, comprising of rum-based cocktail, cream of coconut and pineapple juice. It is usually garnished with a slice of pineapple at the rim of the glass. It is the official drink of Puerto Rico and has been the same since the year 1978. Non-alcoholic versions of this particular drink are also available, but let’s be honest, there is not point. The drink itself was created at the Caribe Hilton’s Beachcomber Bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico on the 16th August of year 1954.