Embrace the Sweet Life—every fantasy you’ve ever had come to life. It’s spontaneity. It’s booking a last-minute trip to Barbados to reset. It’s being immersed by the culture, having sex on the beach with a local. Living the Sweet Life means taking risks, even if it causes a near death experience. It’s a sheer shirt without a bra, clinging on the back of that cute local’s moped along the cliffside. It’s sunbathing on the beach while the shirtless cabana boy runs towards you in slow motion (like something out of baywatch) on the way to deliver you a mai tai and, wow, those pecs. Sweet Life is your dream vacay, sweet, hot, and mesmerizing.
The 'Sweet Life':
Ingredients
For the Calabrian Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup of sugar
- 4 dried calabrian chilis
For the Cocktail:
- ¼ oz calabrian chili simple syrup
- 3 oz pure passion fruit juice
- 2 oz light rum
- ½ oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ oz Almond orgeat
- ½ oz amaro montenegro
Instructions
- Make the calabrian chili Simple Syrup:
- add 1 cup of sugar to 1 cup of water.
- add 4 dried calabrian chilis
- bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer.
- simmer for about 10 mins or until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has thickened slightly.
- let chilis sit for at least 10 min, up to 2 hours to fully infuse.
- strain the chilis out of the syrup and store in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Add calabrian chili simple syrup, passion fruit juice, lemon juice, rum, orgeat and montenegro to a shaker.
- Shake for 30-40 seconds.
- Add in the ice and shake for another 20 seconds.
- Double strain the cocktail into a glass and garnish.