There is nothing like that perfect summertime moment on the dock. The sun’s warmth on your face…the sounds of the lapping water…the coconut smell of your sunscreen…the stress of your work-week melting away, as you listen to the loons, the flag flapping in the breeze, and the water skiers zooming by. You watch the condensation lazily slide down the glass of your favourite cocktail, and think…ahhh… This. Is. Heaven.
This blog was conceived during one such moment, while relaxing with friends on the dock at our cottage “up north” (aka Ontario cottage country) on a perfect summer afternoon. We were enjoying the inspiration to this blog, the all-time perfect summer cocktail: a gorgeous melange of coconut rum, pineapple juice, soda water, and fresh muddled strawberries, over ice. It is truly a 5-sensory stimulation of the amygdala; a jolt directly to the pleasure-centre of the brain. And the name says it all…Liquid Sunshine (recipe below).
We got to thinking…if one divine beverage has the power to both symbolize and transport you to a perfect state a bliss, might there be other such celestial beauties?? Capable not just of quenching your thirst, but of teleporting you to your happy place, whatever that might be? Hence…Docktails was born.
So, our intention this summer, is to curate a weekly summertime moment of heaven, for you to re-create for your own dockside pleasure — a beverage, a song, and appetizer — you add the dock and the company, and you’ll be on your way.
Enjoy! (and please be patient with the functionality of this site– this blogging thing it new to us! 🙂
Mary and Jackie
An homage to you, Liquid Sunshine
In a highball, full of ice, add:
- 1-1/2 oz Malibu rum
- pineapple juice (fill glass to 3/4 full)
- splash of soda water
- 2-3 hand-muddled (healthy squish) fresh, in-season strawberries
Pairs perfectly with:
Appetizer: Proscuitto-Wrapped Asparagus Spears
- wrap proscuitto around asparagus spears
- brush with olive olive, season with sea salt
- bake (350, 8-10 minutes) or grill
Song: All Summer Long, Kid Rock