13 Cocktails to Drink Like a Pirate for Gasparilla

13 Cocktails to Drink like a Pirate

Avast ye mateys! Adorn your bootstraps, buckles, eye-patches and captain’s hats. Pirates are invading Tampa, bringing weeks of music, parades, art and of course… drinks! As the crowd on Bayshore builds, you will need swashbuckling sips to properly celebrate. Get onboard with these 13 pirate-themed drinks.

Shipwreck

Shipwreck

Mix all ingredients together in a glass with crushed ice.

Pirate’s Pleasure

Pirate’s Pleasure

Add spiced rum, pineapple juice and orange juice in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled glass over ice. Float overproof rum on top. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry.

Captain’s Table

Captain's Table

Combine gin, aperitivo, orange juice and grenadine in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Strain over fresh ice. Top with ginger ale and garnish with an orange slice.

Rum Runner

Rum Runner

Mix light rum, banana liqueur, blackberry brandy, pineapple juice, orange juice and grenadine in a glass with ice. Float dark rum on top. Garnish with an orange wedge.

Hurricane

Hurricane

Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake until combined and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with fruit.

Florida Pina Colada

Florida Pina Colada

Combine all ingredients into a blender and blend for one minute or until smooth. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry. Serve immediately.

Day at the Beach

Day at the Beach

Combine coconut rum, amaretto liqueur and orange juice in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Strain in a glass over fresh ice, top with grenadine. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry.

Sunburn

Sunburn

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Sea Breeze

Sea Breeze

Mix liquid ingredients in a highball glass over ice. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Salty Dog

Salty Dog

Rim a glass with salt. Add vodka and grapefruit juice in a shaker with ice. Strain over fresh ice in a salt-rimmed glass.

Mermaid Rum Punch

Mermaid Rum Punch

Combine ingredients in a large bowl or pitcher. Stir. Serve in glasses filled with ice.

The Point of No Return

The Point of No Return

Add all ingredients to a snifter glass filled with ice.

Tropical Storm

Tropical Storm

Mix ingredients in a pitcher. Cover and chill for 6 to 12 hours. Divide among ice-filled glasses. Garnish with orange wedges and maraschino cherries.

Keep in mind, glass containers are strictly prohibited, so make sure you have the proper drinking vessel. There are canned cocktails, wines and seltzers available to stock your cooler with. If you are planning on bringing your own alcohol, be sure to remain in the “wet zones” or you will surely walk the plank. No open containers are allowed outside of the wet zones. And as always, please drink responsibly.

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