Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: RTFM

Apologies up front for the severely half assed and abridged post this week. I’ve been out of town since last Thursday. I was in a friend’s wedding on Saturday, so I had to travel to Maine for the weekend, and then post wedding, I met up with Mrs Sharkbait (who was at a different wedding the same weekend) and Sharkette for a week’s vacation on the beach in Maine as well.

So that’s where I’ve been, and I’m now kicking myself for not having another post in the hopper ready to go. In a pinch, I figured I’d turn this into another “On The Road” post.

What does this have to do with the acronym RTFM? Well, for those that aren’t familiar with the term, RTFM stands for: Read The Fucking Manual. However, in my case, it stands for Read The Fucking Menu.

We were having dinner at a restaurant beach side when an interesting drink caught my eye: The Shipwreck. It has:

Malibu Pineapple rum

Island rum

Pineapple

Lemonade

What I failed to see in my haste to order was the giant RUM BUCKETS header over that section of the menu

So I was a little surprised when this arrived:

A literal bucket of booze. I mean I’m not complaining, just a little surprised. Anyway, the best way to describe this is that it tastes like summer. It’s very smooth with no harsh booze flavors. The pineapple starts up front, with the rums making themselves known shortly thereafter. Despite the twin rums that form the base, they don’t take over or dominate the palate. They add a nice undertone that reminds you that you’re drinking a bucket of alcohol. Once you can taste the rums, the rest of the drink stays fairly consisent. However, I did notice the drink start to get a little bit sweeter the more I drank it. Though that could be due to the ice melting and slowly watering down the stronger ingredients, leaving sweetness to become more prevalent.

All in all, a pleasant surprise, both in size and taste. I went looking for a beachy vacation drink and boy did I get one. I know I keep saying I need to play more with rums, and I think attempting to scale this one down is a challenge I’m willing to take on.

(Banner image courtesy Matthew Tetrault Photography)