Brrr! The weather outside is dipping into some cold temperatures but here are a few of our best suggestions to keep warm in these winter months. And since we vacation, what better is there to warm up than by giving you our favorite warm weathered cocktails! No one said it needs to be summer to enjoy an icy margarita! So crank up the fire place, and put on your favorite bikini while you warm up with these concoctions!

Tamarind Margarita - Fairmont Mayakoba, Mexico
1 ½ ounce of Patron Silver or Reposado tequila
½ ounce Cointreau or triple sec
½ ounce of simple syrup
½ ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce tamarind syrup
Rim glass with lime and coat with salt or Tajin fruit seasoning (optional).
Combine all ingredients in a blender with ice and blend until frothy.
Pour this mixture into rimmed glass.
Enjoy!
1 ½ ounce of Patron Silver or Reposado tequila
½ ounce Cointreau or triple sec
½ ounce of simple syrup
½ ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce tamarind syrup
Rim glass with lime and coat with salt or Tajin fruit seasoning (optional).
Combine all ingredients in a blender with ice and blend until frothy.
Pour this mixture into rimmed glass.
Enjoy!

Dirty Banana - famous in Ocho Rios, Jamaica
1½ oz Appleton Estate V/X rum
1 oz Jamaican coffee liqueur
1 oz crème de banane
½ peeled chopped banana
1 oz single cream
1 oz milk
Blend all ingredients with crushed ice, garnish with banana slice and go bananas!
1½ oz Appleton Estate V/X rum
1 oz Jamaican coffee liqueur
1 oz crème de banane
½ peeled chopped banana
1 oz single cream
1 oz milk
Blend all ingredients with crushed ice, garnish with banana slice and go bananas!

Demerara Swizzle - created in Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
50 ml El Dorado 5 year
25 ml fresh lime juice
30 ml pineapple juice
10 ml sugar syrup
bitters
Fill up glass with crushed ice, ingredients and swizzle.
Add more ice and pineapple juice if necessary and garnish with a lime wedge.
Mmmm enjoy!
50 ml El Dorado 5 year
25 ml fresh lime juice
30 ml pineapple juice
10 ml sugar syrup
bitters
Fill up glass with crushed ice, ingredients and swizzle.
Add more ice and pineapple juice if necessary and garnish with a lime wedge.
Mmmm enjoy!

Watermelon Delight - Jalousie Plantation, St. Lucia
2 oz. Chairman's Reserve rum
2 oz. Perrier or club soda
1 tsp. brown sugar
Cubed watermelon
1/2 lime juice
Mint leaves
Muddle the mint leaves and lime juice in a glass, add brown sugar, then ice. Next, add watermelon cubes, then pour rum and soda and serve with a garnish of mint or lime. Light and refreshing!
2 oz. Chairman's Reserve rum
2 oz. Perrier or club soda
1 tsp. brown sugar
Cubed watermelon
1/2 lime juice
Mint leaves
Muddle the mint leaves and lime juice in a glass, add brown sugar, then ice. Next, add watermelon cubes, then pour rum and soda and serve with a garnish of mint or lime. Light and refreshing!
By now you should be toasty warm and hearing tropical music in your ears! Hope you all stay bundled up in this winter weather and should you feel chilly again, we suggest: remix and repeat!