Left: Yaquema Sewell, bartender at Indies Pub and Grill combines ingredients into the chilled martini glass to complete the Usain Bolt drink. Right: The ingredients are poured into the cocktail shaker while the martini glass is being chilled with soda water and ice cubes. Supervisor/bartender, Yaquema Sewell, does the honours.

This drink is definitely for the brave at heart, according to bartender and supervisor at the Indies Pub and Grill, Yaquema Sewell. Just minutes after preparing the "Usain Bolt" drink special, the bartender noted that it is a favourite for men and the very courageous women who opt for a drink at the pub.

The pub has a set of drinks specially named in honour of our athletes and some, like Bolt's, were named prior to last year's historic Olympics.

Like the sports dynamo, Sewell says the drink is deliberately made very strong using the specially combined ingredients including whiskey. "It has whiskey which is very strong and it has a taste which hits you right after taking a sip," said Sewell. Served in a chilled martini glass, after a couple sips you may very well feel like a champion on a high.

Made in about 3-4 minutes, it may be less technical to make than other drinks at the Pub, but the rush it apparently gives is incomparable.

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The finished result served in a beautiful glass.

Preparation

Chill the martini glass with ice cubes and soda water.

Into a cocktail shaker, pour whiskey.

Add Blackberry brandy

Add clear syrup.

Shake ingredients together

Empty martini glass after it has been chilled.

Pour combined ingredients into martini glass.

Serve!

- photos by Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer