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POSTED ON MARCH 8, 2013 BY DAISY | DAISYSWORLD.NET

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In the ’70s, disco music ruled the airwaves and, on television, Charlie’s Angels solved crimes without messing up their perfectly feathered bangs. Leisure suits, platform shoes, and bell bottoms were in fashion. Fondue, salad molds, and pigs-in-a-blanket were staples at parties. Cocktails like the Tequila Sunrise, Rusty Nail, and Piña Colada were all rage in the ’70s, but none were as popular as the ubiquitous Harvey Wallbanger, known as the decade’s signature drink. A Harvey Wallbanger is essentially a Screwdriver (orange juice and vodka) with a float of Galliano®, an Italian herbal liqueur made with 30 different spices.

Then, just as disco, white three-piece suits, and fondue fell out of favor during the past couple of decades, so did the Harvey Wallbanger. It faded into obscurity and was relegated to the menus of nostalgic kitschy bars, where it stayed until television shows like Mad Men resurrected interest in the ’60s and ’70s. What was once old become new again! Now retro fashion, cuisine, and cocktails are making a comeback.

So why not give the Harvey Wallbanger a second chance, especially since there is an abundance of beautiful oranges right now. Fresh-squeezed juice from clementines, tangerines, blood oranges, or your favorite orange paired with a good vodka make a nice base for this cocktail, and the Galliano® provides the complex flavor, with hints of vanilla, anise, juniper, and cinnamon. It truly is a nice, refreshing seasonal drink.

This recipe calls for the vodka and orange juice to be shaken in a cocktail shaker. As a general rule, cocktails containing fruit juices, cream, liqueurs, egg, and simple syrup should be shaken to fully incorporate the alcohol and the mixers. Also, shaking introduces air bubbles which gives a frothy or cloudy, effervescent look that clears up within a few minutes after straining. On the other hand, cocktails that are clear or use distilled spirits are stirred to more delicately combine the drinks without clouding up their appearance with tiny air bubbles or little chards of ice that become loose while shaking.

Legend has it this drink was named for a Manhattan Beach, CA surfer named Harvey who drank a few of them after losing a surf competition and hit his head against a wall on his way out. In honor of Harvey, I used the blue sea horse swizzle stick.

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Coconut Cream Martini

Hi friends! Happy National Coconut Torte Day! Whaaaat? That’s right, we’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled St. Patrick’s Day posts to bring you something just as important – our LOVE for all things coconut! Are you a coconut fan? I certainly am, so when the good folks over at Blue Chair Bay Rum asked if I wanted to try their coconut rum – the answer was YES! And for National Coconut Torte Day, we just had to make a tasty dessert cocktail to celebrate. Our cocktail of choice? A Coconut Cream Martini. Simple and delicious!

Now the KEY to this delicious Coconut Cream Martini is the rum, of course! Because there are so few ingredients, the rum really needs to be superior quality – that’s where Blue Chair Bay Rum comes into play! The coconut rum is packed full of flavor but smooth and easy to drink! The perfect rum for this recipe…

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Coconut Cream Martini

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Prep time

5 mins

Total time

5 mins

Coconut Cream Martini - a delicious and easy cocktail to make!

Author: Kimberly Sneed

Recipe type: Drinks

Ingredients

• 1 oz Blue Chair Bay Coconut Rum
• 2 oz half and half
• ¼ tsp vanilla
• Honey and coconut flakes for garnish (opt)

Instructions

1. Pour your Blue Chair Bay Coconut Rum, half and half and vanilla over ice in your shaker.
2. Shake it up!
3. Dip the rim of your martini glass in honey and then in coconut flakes for garnish.
4. Pour your Coconut Cream Martini and enjoy!

Doesn’t that sound amazingly simple? It is, and it’s tasty. Here’s how our Coconut Cream Martiniturned out…

So celebrate National Coconut Torte Day with us and grab a bottle of Blue Chair Bay Rum! You can make our Coconut Cream Martini or any number of tasty cocktails! You can find Blue Chair Bay onlineand on Facebook.