June 9-Hand Grenade

No, we did not switch the subject of this blog to weaponry, we are talking about a New Orleans tiki classic with one of my favourite garnishes out there, the Hand Grenade. Now this drink is special in that it has its own glass specialized for it, whch I don’t have. For this reason I did what Difford’s suggested and used a collins glass.

This cocktail was created at the Tropicla Isle Bars and the Funky Pirate on Bourbon Street. This drink was widely sold as the strongest drink in NOLA when it first became popular. The cocktail was believed to be made by the founders of the bars Pam Fortner and Earl Bernardt. This drink became so poppular that mixes for this drink were sold on the bars’ website.

Full judging here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18uARqJU9FxaBp73K6JiK5ZmbHzpT1K3gS1srkmVBhcI/edit?tab=t.0