Bushwacker

Ingredients

1 oz Crème de Cacao (Brown)
1 oz Dark rum
1 oz Kahlúa
2 oz Cream of coconut
8 oz Ice
2 oz Milk
1 Maraschino cherry - for garnish

oz ml cl

Glass: Hurricane

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Instructions

Combine the ingredients into a blender and blend 15-30 seconds. Strain the drink into the chilled Hurricane glass. Garnish with the Maraschino cherry.

Bushwacker origin story

The Bushwacker was invented at the Ship's Store/Sapphire Pub in Sapphire Village, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands in the spring of 1975 by bartender Angie Conigliaro (cousin to Tony of the Boston Red Sox) and Tom Brokamp the restaurant's manager. It was promptly named after a visiting guest's dog, Bushwack, an Afghan Hound. The dog's owners were flight attendants and rarely traveled with their 4-legged companion. After spreading quickly throughout the Virgin Islands, the invention was soon brought back stateside by bartenders from Florida after visiting the islands. Many bars throughout Florida experimented with the recipe creating their own versions and doing much to popularize it in the states.

Bushwacker was first bottled and mass produced by Bushwacker Spirits of Sarasota Florida in 2020.

Since 1986 there has been an annual Bushwacker Festival held at Quietwater Beach on Pensacola Beach, FL to celebrate the drink and its celebrity status.

Created by: Angie Conigliaro
Created at: Sapphire Beach Bar
Country: U.S. Virgin Islands
Year: 1975

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Nutrition Facts

	Calories	Total Fat	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Protein
Crème de Cacao (Brown)	?	?	?	?	?	?
Dark rum	?	?	?	?	?	?
Kahlúa	?	?	?	?	?	?
Cream of coconut	?	?	?	?	?	?
Ice	?	?	?	?	?	?
Milk	25.2	0.6	26.4	3	3	2.0
Total	25.2	0.6	26.4	3	3	2.0

About the ingredients

Maraschino cherry: A maraschino cherry is a preserved, sweetened cherry, typically made from light-colored sweet cherries such as the Royal Ann, Rainier, or Gold varieties. In their modern form, the cherries are first preserved in a brine solution usually containing sulfur dioxide and calcium chloride to bleach the fruit, then soaked in a suspension of food coloring (common red food dye is FD&C Red 40), sugar syrup, and other components.
Coffee liqueur: A liqueur coffee is a caffeinated alcoholic drink that consists of a shot of liqueur, mixed with coffee. It is typically served in a liqueur glass, accompanied many times with cream and sugar. Coffee liqueur beverages are served in different fashions and can be found throughout many countries. One of the most popular liqueur coffee beverage is commonly known as Irish coffee. Liqueur coffee beverages are largely classified as cocktails as well as digestifs which are aimed at aiding the digestive process typically after a meal.
Rum: Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Philippines, where Tanduay is the largest producer of rum globally