Every day I wake up I think of my lovely St. Vincent and the Grenadines. I wish I was there right now. In fact, every day I wake up I say to myself “Boy, I really wish I could go (to) Salt Pond today” or I can be often heard telling one of my hanging buddies from St. Vincent “Today would have been a reallll(y) nice day to go (to) Salt Pond”. Salt Pond is my favorite beach in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. It has black sand and mildly rough waters. It’s definitely not the typical beach many think of when they hear the word “island” or “Caribbean”. Day after day, there’s no Salt Pond for me. Alas, I’m stuck here, in the States, and won’t be there for a while *Tears* You see, my most recent trip home just reminded me of what a beautiful country I was born and raised in. In retrospect, I can’t believe I was, at 17 years old, dying to get out of there. Only now, as a fully grown adult, can I truly appreciate the rich culture of my country, the warm and usually sunny weather to be had there 365 days a year, the beautiful, scenic views throughout the island and all that lush vegetation that provides those tasty fruits and vegetables. I love and miss you St. Vincent & The Grenadines.

Salt Pond

This drink is one I concocted in an attempt to recreate a drink I had at Young Island (St Vincent & The Grenadines). I’m not too sure what it was called but it was fruity and strong and I absolutely fell in love with it. So I had a mission in mind to make a drink close to the drink I had. I’m certain that the original did not have as many flavors of juices as mine had but the one I came up with was really delicious! In fact it reminded me of a Rum Punch I made a while back. As for the name; I was just thinking of sunshine. I wanted just wanted a little bit of sun. Just a splash.

Ingredients:
1 cup white rum
1 cup passion fruit juice
juice of 3 limes
juice of 2 lemons
juice of 2 tangerines
juice of 1 grapefruit
juice of 1 orange
2 ounces simple syrup
splash of Grenadine syrup

Method:
Stir all the ingredients on rock ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a slice of either grapefruit or orange and a maraschino cherry.

More of Salt Pond…

Learn More About the lovely, idyllic St. Vincent and the Grenadines HERE on Discover SVG’s website

Have a great Friday my loves.

Bye For Now…..