I love the islands. There’s something in the sea breeze and blue water stretching away in all directions that I, like most others, find remarkably appealing. For the most part, what I’m thinking about from the time I leave the tropics is what I need to do to get myself back there as soon as possible. When I hit that Powerball jackpot, you’ll at least know the general latitudes where you can start looking for me.

Since I haven’t yet figured out a non-lottery related way to get there permanently, bringing some of the islands back with me becomes pretty important. I’ve been working on nailing a rum punch recipe off and on for about a year now. It’s pretty straight forward boat drink, but the proportions can throw you off a bit. This afternoon, though, I think I hit on a recipe that works for me. Here’s the skinny… You’re gonna need some juice… and rum:

1 part light rum
2 part amber rum
2 parts orange juice
2 parts pineapple juice
1 part lime juice
.5 part lemon juice
.5 part grenadine

Garnish with pineapple slice and a cherry and you’ll have the closest approximation I’ve been able to concoct to my favorite boat drink ever. It’s great on a hot, humid evening like this one…