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Champagne, noise-makers, funny hats and fireworks are all sure signs of the New Year’s Eve celebrations to come tomorrow night, but in true Uncommon Caribbean style, we’re adding a rather unusual combo to this year’s party mix, namely grapes and tequila.
No, really, those are the two main ingredients in a 12 Grapes Tequila Cocktail, the shimmering drink you see pictured here. I was inspired to create this uncommon libation earlier today by one of the more unique New Year’s traditions observed in our region… one that has roots all the way back in the late-1800′s, all the way over in Spain.
The Caribbean Sea. One of the largest salt water seas in the world, it has a surface area of around 1,063,000 square miles. Peppered along its borders to the North and East are the many unique islands we’ve been exploring our whole lives—most recently for you, our awesome readers and this blog. But there’s more to the Caribbean than the Lesser and Greater Antilles, of course. There are thousands and thousands of miles of unbelievable coastline along Central and South America that touch our favorite sea, and although I personally haven’t traveled too many of those miles, they shouldn’t be overlooked.
Take this week’s Caribbean Wallpaper as an example.
Martinique, Nevis, Tobago, Grenada… I travel to uncommon destinations as a matter of course, both for business and pleasure. With all the amazingly off-the-beaten-path places I frequent, you might guess that my honeymoon destination of choice was some completely remote private island, or a secluded romantic villa high in the verdant hills of a sultry rainforest. I would’ve thought so too, but a cat-4 hurricane named Lenny scuttled my original plans to start married life in St. John.
Lenny didn’t actually hit the island, but just a couple weeks ahead of my late-November wedding date it looked like it would. So, we had to scramble and come up with a new destination.
Seis de Mayo – the dreaded day after.
Most of us overdid it last night reveling in memory of that most unlikely of military triumphs by the Mexican army over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.
Wait, what? I lifted my annual 364-day ban on killing my brain with tequila for the battle of where?
That’s right, Cinco de Mayo is not the independence celebration that most of us think it is (Mexican Independence Day is actually September 16). Apparently, Corona’s favorite holiday isn’t even celebrated very widely in Mexico.
No matter, Uncommon Caribbean likes a good party and really any reason will do. But here, now, amidst the wreckage of another epic fiesta, we’re ready for an escape to Tulum.
Happy hour in Mexico means cervezas and margaritas (and added flab) for most, but on our last visit to Riviera Maya we discovered this nice bikini-friendly alternative. Agua de Chaya is made from the indigenous chaya plant (sometimes referred to as tree spinach), so it’s about as good for you as a libation can be. Ultra-refreshing with a clean, lime infused taste, Agua de Chaya stands in stark contrast to all the syrupy sweetness associated with a poorly produced margarita. As an added bonus, chaya is a good source of protein, vitamins, calcium, and iron; and it’s a rich source of antioxidants. Salud!
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