tzb Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 23 hours ago, TetonPost said: Taking my first cruise shortly, the Empress to the Bahamas, bought the deluxe drink package and I'm looking for some suggestions. I avoid sugar and corn syrup based sodas, I drink vodka for the most part and looking to try out some good whisky and rum, but open to anything adventurous! Thanks. ask them to make you a caipirinha (pronounced kaee-pee-reen-yuh)...typically referenced as the "national drink of brazil". it is a wonderful, very refreshing drink with muddled limes and made with leblon, which is a specific type of white "rum" called cachaca and simple syrup. we order them on cruises a lot because they are labor intensive to make at home...make sure the bartender muddles enough lime in there, the more the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetonPost Posted August 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 minute ago, tzb said: ask them to make you a caipirinha (pronounced kaee-pee-reen-yuh)...typically referenced as the "national drink of brazil". it is a wonderful, very refreshing drink with muddled limes and made with leblon, which is a specific type of white "rum" called cachaca and simple syrup. we order them on cruises a lot because they are labor intensive to make at home...make sure the bartender muddles enough lime in there, the more the better. Sounds terrific, thanks! tzb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, TetonPost said: One thought, perhaps a bit off-topic, but what's the proper way to order these drinks to imply that you don't want to exceed the package cap (what, about $13). It's great to request a top shelf label, but do you say "only if it's covered under the package"? That just seems kind of uncool. That's the nice thing about the package. Unless you're ordering a straight shot of some top-top-shelf whiskey or cognac, or a glass of said spirit neat or on the rocks, you're really not likely to go over the limit. And I've seen repeatedly here that all the bartenders will give you a heads-up if your order will put you over the package limit, provided you let them know when you hand over your Sea Pass card that you have the package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetonPost Posted August 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 20 minutes ago, JLMoran said: That's the nice thing about the package. Unless you're ordering a straight shot of some top-top-shelf whiskey or cognac, or a glass of said spirit neat or on the rocks, you're really not likely to go over the limit. And I've seen repeatedly here that all the bartenders will give you a heads-up if your order will put you over the package limit, provided you let them know when you hand over your Sea Pass card that you have the package. Thanks again, JL, just the information I needed. One of these days I'll have a couple cruises under my belt and I'll be able to give advice. JLMoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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