The 'Port Antonio' is actually a triple-layer cocktail.
Behind the Cooyah store on Hope Road lies the last hiding place of the big boys. Medusa, which was opened in 2007, was built from scratch (the roof was the only thing already there when the lot was purchased), entirely out of thick, rustic wooden planks, and resembles a combination of a treehouse, a cabana and a pirate ship.
Climb upstairs on a Friday evening and you'll find yourself wondering if you have somehow been transported to a backyard party. Cool breeze greets you behind the high, pepper-lit walls of the deck; no sound from the nearby traffic. Instead, be enveloped by infectious laughter from vibrant 20-something's and the young-at-heart, casually dressed, kicking back with a beer and food, running endless jokes.
You can watch Beverly Hills light up around you at night. Relaxed, inviting and private, from five to midnight on Wednesdays, it's all-you-can-drink for $1,000, while feasting on jerk chicken, salads or burgers, Latin nights are held every other Saturday. However, the real gem of the bar is their mixologist, Philip Lovejoy, who is always coming up with exciting mixes at Medusa. The Gleaner-sponsored Bar Week will include a number of crowd-pleasers on the third day.
Mixologist Phillip Lovejoy makes his 'Port Antonio' cocktail creation.
Lovejoy's MG (More Growth)
Ingredients
11/2oz Strawberry mix with fresh
berries
11/2 piņa colada mix
1oz fresh orange juice
1oz fruit punch
Top up with ginger ale
The drink has a complex blend of flavours - tangy, sweet, citrusy - but this seashell pink drink is a lively blend certain to make you go 'Mmm!'.
Port Antonio
1/2 tsp grenadine (strawberry) syrup
11/2 oz white rum
1/4 oz lime juice
1/2 oz pineapple juice
Top up with soda water
Actually a triple-layered cocktail, comprised of grenadine at the bottom, gold and white rum, then gold, white and pineapple juice at the top. Have fun exploring the flavours.
Florida Skies
Ingredients
3oz white rum or golden rum
1/4 fresh lime juice
Garnish with lime and cucumber slices in drink
Sounds kooky, I know, but if a drink were like a person, this one would be an entrepreneur - sharp, smartly presented and bursting with creativity. The taste of the cucumber balances out the tangy bite of the lime.