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HAPPY THIRSTY THURSDAY!

I was thinking with the three day weekend coming up there are few things that are better than a three day weekend, but I’ve decided this cocktail is almost as good.

To me, the unofficial end to summer means a few things: festivals, relaxing, last visit to the splash pad, one last bon fire with the kids, and stone fruit. This time of year we are buying up plums, nectarines, peaches and cherries and eating them up any way we can before they are officially out of season.

I thought something with plums would be delicious. So, I came up with a little something.

Plum and Rum Cocktail
1 medium sized ripe plum sliced
1 Tbs extra fine sugar
2 oz of light lemon rum (I used Bacardi Limon)
5 oz tonic water or club soda
Ice

Fill a cocktail glass with ice and set aside.Then, in a shaker muddle together sugar and plum until plum is completely mashed. Then add the rum and ice and shake for about 1 minute until well incorporated.

Strain into cocktail glass.

Finish with tonic water.

Enjoy the end of summer with this wonderful cocktail!

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LINKING UP AT SERENITY NOW FOR WEEKEND BLOG READING!

HAPPY THIRSTY THURSDAY, READERS!!!

Today is the best day of the week! Let me tell you, this week has been a teensy bit stressful trying to get ready for next week, and as I have shared with you earlier this week, I am in the middle of an organizational freak out, that I am sure will continue through the weekend (I just said week a lot).

However, I’m having gal pals over tonight, and I have planned to make my favorite cocktails for them. Cherry Rum and Cokes.

I love cherry pop. It is my pop of choice. I prefer it over regular pop, and I try to have it in the house. I like cherry Coke, cherry Pepsi, anything. In fact, last year at this time I shared a recipe for cherry pop brownies.

A few months ago, my sister showed me this:

She knows my affinity for cherry pop, and thought I would like some rum and cokes made with this awesome rum.

She was right!

Cherry Rum and Cokes
2 oz. Cruzan Black Cherry Rum
12 oz. Cola
Lots of Ice
Maraschino Cherries for garnish

Fill a large glass to the brim with ice. Add rum and then slowly add pop. Stir gently. Add cherries for garnish.

This cocktail is easy, delicious, and a great way to relax with my girlfriends.

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Thirsty Thursday: Plum and Rum Cocktail

Thirsty Thursday: Cherry Rum and Coke