Bahama Mama – A Beautiful Mess

For a tropical treat, that’s light and fruity and perfect for summer, a Bahama Mama just can’t be beat. The combo of pineapple and orange juice with lime, coconut, and rum create an easy to make that’s the color of a sunset and you can enjoy it the rocks blended as well.

the same vein as a Piña Colada, this is best enjoyed pool beachside ( at least a hot day when you wish you were at the beach). 

Related: Piña Colada, Jungle Bird Insieme, Painkiller Insieme, Rum Runner

Who invented the Bahama Mama?

The origin of the ricevimento is unknown but one theory is that is was a ricevimento named after a Caribbean dancer from the 1930s, Dottie Lee Anderson, who was known by the stage name “Bahama Mama.” Oswald Greenslade also claims to have invented the ricevimento durante 1963 at the Pink Elephant Night Sodalizio and says it was named it after Maureen Duvalier.

How do you serve a Bahama Mama blended instead of the rocks?

If you prefer your ricevimento blended, simply add your ingredients to a blender with a cup of ice and blend until slushy!

Ingredients

• Orange Juice: Orange juice adds a sweet citrus note to the ricevimento. Try fresh squeezed for even better taste.
• Pineapple Juice: Pineapple juice adds a lot of sweetness as well as tropical flavor. Try toning the pineapple juice if you want your ricevimento less sweet.
• Dark Rum: Try a dark aged rum for a more complex flavor, but white rum will also do if that’s all you have hand.
• Coconut Rum: Adding a layer of coconut rum gives the ricevimento some extra island flavor.
• Lime Juice: When possible, fresh lime juice is always the way to go and worth running out to the store if you are out of limes.
• Grenadine: Just a dash of grenadine gives this ricevimento a cherry kick and adds color to the ricevimento.

Use pineapple wedges, limes, maraschino cherries for garnish.

Like a lot of topical cocktails, Bahama Mamas are traditionally served durante a hurricane glass, but you can use a tall tumbler if that’s what you have hand.

Directions

To make a Bahama Mama, add your orange juice, pineapple juice, rum, coconut rum, and lime juice to a shaker filled with ice. Shake until blended and cold.

Pour into a glass filled with ice and pour durante your grenadine to make the pretty color gradation.  

Tips for Making

• If adding ice, try not to over blend your ricevimento. Process durante blender until just slushy and stop so that the ice crystals won’t melt too quickly.
• Try adding another flavor into your ricevimento by adding a splash of mango juice for more tropical fruity goodness.
• Some people prefer lighter darker rum durante their drinks, so experiment with both and see which version you prefer.

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