Technically, it’s not drinking alone if the bartender is there!
You know the drill…it’s Friday afternoon and time to relax after a long and stressful work week.
What better way to chill out than with a cocktail at your favourite bar or restaurant? Alternatively, you could take the party home and concoct the perfect drink to usher in the weekend.
Welcome to our Cocktail of the Week series, where each Friday we will highlight a cheeky creation to tantalise tastebuds and set the tone for good times.
One of Cairns’ most iconic waterfront venues with impressive views spanning the waterfront and Marina Point, Salt House on Pier Point Road is the ideal location to enjoy and embrace Tropical NQ. Take to the over-water deck and watch all manner of seacraft glide by or dine indoors, where the kitchen is centred around a custom-built Argentinian wood-fired grill with local seafood also playing its part.
Bar Manager, Jay Norris says if Cairns was a cocktail, it would be a Beach Comber – tropical and refreshing with that holiday vibe look:
"Just don’t have too many or you might actually think you are on vacation and miss work the next day,” he warns. "There is a banana leaf inside the glass of this cocktail that is used as decoration to make the drink even more appealing – believe it or not, there have been people who have tried to eat the banana leaf.
"I guess that is what happens when you create cocktails that look like dessert – you don’t want to leave anything on the plate, or in this case, in the glass.”
The cocktail’s name pays homage to the late, great Donn Beach – an American adventurer, World War II veteran and the ‘founding father’ of tiki culture, known for opening the first tiki bar, Don the Beachcomber, and responsible for the creation of the classic Mai Tai.
"The Beach Comber is our take on a Mai Tai from Cairns, incorporating the same formula with a twist,” Jay explains. "This drink makes use of fruity banana and macadamia flavours found in Gospel rye whisky as well as Appleton Estate signature Jamaican rum.
‘Of course, bananas are the fruit of Far North Queensland, which makes this cocktail a reflection of Salt House and Cairns.”
