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Drinks

Boat Drinks

Three colorful iced drinks with lemon slices on top against a blurred green background.
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Slush

Fresh orange juice served in a glass with an orange slice.
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Steve's Old Fashioned

Steve's Old Fashioned

A classic whiskey cocktail garnished with an orange peel in a glass.
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Boat Drinks

Serves 21

1 can Pineapple Juice

1 Gallon Orange Juice

1 1/2 cups Coconut Rum

1 1/2 cups Apricot Brandy

2 cups White Rum


Combine all Ingredients and chill until serving time.


These go down oh, so easy! Watch out they'll catch up to with you! -Karen McElveen


Photo: Karen McElveen, Ruth Wentworth, and Kendra Moreau. Immediate family of Steve

Slush

Serves 21

Ingredients

1/2 Gallon Orange Juice

2 Liter Sprite

8 Ounces Marichano Cherries

2 Cups Vodka


Directions

Mix all ingredients in freezer safe container (non-glass). Freeze for at-least 8 hours stirring occasionally. Pour into punch bowl and enjoy. Can be made the day before the party if needed.


A young one or two in the Ourso family may have had their first drinking experience from this at Clinton Pierre Ourso Sr's 50th birthday party. -JMKC


Photo: Clinton Pierre Ourso's family at the wedding of Clint Jr., cousin of Matt.

Steve's Old Fashioned

Ingredents

2 Ounces Woodford Reserve Bourbon

3 Dashes of Bitters

Orange Swath

1 Brandied Cherry (optional)


Directions

In a mixing glass add bitters, simple syrup,bourbon, and ice. Stir until well chilled.
Strain cocktail over a large ice cube in a double old-Fashioned glass. Garnish with a swath of
orange and a brandied cherry.


A long time fan of the Old Fashioned, possibly inherited from the Wentworth line, Matt and Steves cemented their love of this drink on their 2025 Bourbon Trail trip. -JMKC


Photo: Steve and Matt at Woodford Reserve Distillary

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