If you find yourself without the time or funds to jet off to the south of France or spend a summer at the Cape, relax! Imagination can take you places without the need to pack a bag. Creating a staycation that gives you the feeling you’re drinking in the atmosphere of an exotic locale is easy as 1-2-3, cha-cha-cha.
Create A Delightful Staycation
Take a quick jaunt to your nearest Spec’s for mood-setting mixables.
Put on music that evokes your dream destination.
Assume the classic tourist position: lounge in a shady spot, with drink in hand, without a care in the world.
Our Spec’s spirit-raising experts have chosen some classic destination pairings. But we encourage you to explore your own!
Brazil – Caipirinha
Ingredients
2 oz Cachaça
2 tsp granulated sugar
2 limes, quartered
Directions
Put lime and sugar into old-fashioned glass and muddle.
Fill glass with crushed ice then add cachaça. Enjoy!
Cape Cod – Sea Breeze
Ingredients
1½ oz vodka
3 oz cranberry juice
1½ grapefruit juice
Lime wheel for garnish
Directions
Pour all ingredients into an ice-filled glass. Stir and garnish with a lime wheel.
Tahiti – Blue Lagoon
Ingredients
1 oz vodka
1 oz blue curacao
4 oz lemonade
Directions
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with crushed ice and shake well.
Strain mixture into a highball glass with ice cubes. Cheers!
Southern Italy – Limoncello
3 oz Limoncello, chilled
Serve in traditional Italian style- in a small chilled ceramic glass.
