Mixologists care to opine?

[adamred]

The family went to Aruba earlier this year for a great vacation. My wife who's not much of a drinker loved a drink there called the "Pink Iguana" at Iguana Joe's restaurant in Oranjestad. It is a fruity, frozen rum drink, not the vodka-up martini drink that appears on some mixology websites.

We are heading for a week on the Jersey Shore shortly and I wanted to be able to mix up this frozen pink iguana and I'm just not sure what goes into it.

Anyone here ever had Iguana Joe's Pink Iguana and know how it is made? Thanks.
Adam

[vash]

my google kung fu is KICKIN! aaaa--yaaaa! maybe not..this sounds "martini like".. eff it..vodka chilled..DONE!

Pink Iguana recipe

1 oz Stoli® Persik vodka
1 oz coconut rum
1/4 - 1/2 ozfreshly squeezed lime juice
1 oz cranberry juice


Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake and strain into a martini cocktail glass with a thin disk of lime floating in drink, and serve.

[bivenator]

Vash's sound like the reciepe. Tell snookie i said yo.

[UconnTim97]

Fist pump!

[stomachmonkey]

Crushed Strawberries
Pineapple
Rum
Coconut Cream

Sounds like a Strawberry Pina Colada.

I'd follow a standard frozen colada recipe and adjust ingredients till wife is happy.

Big question is, Silver Rum, Dark Rum or Spiced Rum?

[adamred]

That's it! Thanks, I couldn't find it.

Vash's is definitely for an "up" drink, the wife wants one of them fruity pina colada types...

My tropical drink definitely leans towards Planters Punch and Dark and Stormies...
Will let you know how it turns out

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Big question is, Silver Rum, Dark Rum or Spiced Rum?

Seems like with all the ingredients, any rum and even some vodka would be fine. to me, the more crap in a drink, the less the need for high dollar booze.

[enzo1]

[nynor]

you need to start with a good rum, bacardi or better. then, toast your own organic coconut. make an infusion with the coconut and rum. make the drink, per the strawberry pina colada recipe.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by vash

my google kung fu is KICKIN! aaaa--yaaaa!

Your google fu is weak.

[pete3799]

You won't take advantage of her after a few of these will you.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by vash

my google kung fu is KICKIN! aaaa--yaaaa! maybe not..this sounds "martini like".. eff it..vodka chilled..DONE!

Pink Iguana recipe

1 oz Stoli® Persik vodka
1 oz coconut rum
1/4 - 1/2 ozfreshly squeezed lime juice
1 oz cranberry juice


Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake and strain into a martini cocktail glass with a thin disk of lime floating in drink, and serve.

Martini-like?? A martini is ice cold gin in a glass lubed with some vermouth. All that fruity crap is just a girl drink in a martini glass. Pouring Boone's Farm in a champagne flute doesn't make it champagne.

[vash]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Your google fu is weak.

oww..pulled a google muscle...ow..

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by milt

Seems like with all the ingredients, any rum and even some vodka would be fine. to me, the more crap in a drink, the less the need for high dollar booze.

Spiced rum will usually kill a colada.

I do like me some Brugal Anejo.