Some Special Wind for Your Sails - The Pirate's Tea Mk II. (untranslated)

Today is "Talk Like a Pirate Day" and I thought that it would be only appropriate to offer my musings on the Pirate's Tea as a sort of companion to my partner's review from a little over a year ago.

If you're having a party and you want to have plenty of drink on hand so that people don't have to worry about constantly opening new bottles or choosing between multiple options, Pirate's Tea can easily be made in large quantities to fill a cooler and would be a fantastic counterpart to a Hurricane (another great party drink simple to make en masse).

Pirate's Tea should also be consumed with a garnish of forethought. Much like Bloody Marys of the early 20th century, their distinct flavor belies a higher-than-you-think alcohol content. Please make sure you have a designated helmsman if you plan on a night of Pirate's Tea enjoyment.

On the other hand, the acidity of the orange juice gives the typical rum and coke a little kick of character and frankly eases the blow of the massively high fructose corn syrup-laden Coke. The ideal place to drink would be lounging by the poolside or on the beach on a hot day. I would recommend hardtack and a bowl of gruel for a food pairing. If for whatever odd reason you can't manage to come across any hardtack or gruel, Pirate's Tea would go great with anything else that's not too classy: pizza or backyard barbecue hamburgers and hot dogs.

It's a great diversion from thinking about wine or deciding which cocktail you want to make you look more sophisticated.

I give it one metal hook for a hand up, ye scalawags.

Some Special Wind fer ye Sails Mk II.

This day be "speak Like a scurvy pirate Day" 'n I thought that it would be only appropriate to offer me musin's on th' scurvy pirate's rum as a sort 'o companion to me partner's review from a wee over a year ago.

If ye're havin' a parrrty 'n ye want to have plenty 'o drink on hand so that people don't have to worry 'bout constantly openin' new bottles or choosin' between multiple options, scurvy pirate's rum can easily be made in large quantities to fill a cooler 'n would be a fantastic counterpart to a Hurricane (another great parrrty drink simple to make en masse).



Scurvy pirate's rum also be consumed wit' a garnish 'o forethought. Much like Bloody Marys 'o th' early 20th century, their distinct flavor belies a higher-than-ye-think 'spiced rum content. Please make sure ye have a designated helmsman if ye plan on a nightfall 'o scurvy pirate's rum enjoyment.

On th' other hand, th' acidity 'o th' orange spiced rum gives th' typical spiced rum 'n spiced rum a wee kick 'o character 'n frankly eases th' blow 'o th' massively high fructose corn syrup-laden spiced rum. Th' ideal place to drink would be loungin' by th' poolside or on th' beach on a steamin' day. I would recommend hardtack 'n a bowl 'o gruel fer a grub pairin'. If fer whatever odd reason ye can't manage to come across any hardtack or gruel, scurvy pirate's rum would be off great wit' anythin' else that's not too classy: pizza or backyard barbecue hamburgers 'n steamin' dogs.

'tis a great diversion from thinkin' 'bout meed or decidin' which cocktail ye want to make ye look more sophisticated.

I gift it two metal rusted hooks fer hands up, ye scalawags.

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