Dun-dun,dun-dun,DUN-DUN!!

It’s that glorious time of year again folks; SHARKFEST! When National Geographic basically lets sharks take over its programming for an entire month. And in celebration,here are some shark inspired drinks.

Mix #31 Shark Bite

3/4oz spiced rum
3/4oz white rum
1.5oz sweet & sour mix
1/2oz blue curacao
tsp grenadine

Shake everything except grenadine and pour into glass. Drip grenadine over top.

This can be found on different places on the web. In every case,their pictures look way better than mine:

If I really wanted this to look cool,I would’ve blended it and used fassionola. But the important thing is the taste,and it’s not that good. Even after the grenadine mixes in,it’s too sour. If I had blended and used like half an ounce of fassionola it would have not only looked better,but probably tasted better. But I just don’t see me making another one.

Mix #32 Shark’s Tooth

1.5oz gold rum
1/2oz pineapple juice
1/2oz lime juice
1/2oz Demerara syrup
1/4oz grenadine

Shake everything with ice.

So I’ve no idea what this drink has to do with sharks,but it is tasty. Don the Beachcomber made the original with more rum and cherry syrup instead of grenadine,but I’m pretty happy with this one.

Mix #33 Megalodon

1oz Lemon Hart 151
1oz white rum
1.25oz lime juice
1oz agave syrup
1tsp red fassionola

Blend with a cup of ice for 5sec.

The Meg was a huge,scary,prehistoric shark. This drink is every bit as cool looking,powerful,and sneaky as its namesake. With a full ounce of 151 it’s got punch,but the smoothness of the Demerara Lemon Hart combined with the sweetness of the agave and fassionola mean you won’t feel it until it’s too late. I found this recipe on Drunken Tiki,but apparently their site is down. They are still up on Facebook if you want to check them out. This is a really good drink,and you definitely want to limit yourself to two so as to be able to stay in the lifeboat and stave off a next-day hangover.

And I’ll end this post with my favorite pop-culture mug. The swizzle totally completes it.

Have fun in the water this summer folks!