Tropical Coconut Daiquiri #silkcoconutmilk @LoveMySilk

When I was in college I got a job at a local restaurant called Rock-ola. I was a waitress there for a little over 3 years and during my last year there I turned 21 and got to work as a Bartender. I won’t lie, bartending scared the beegees outta me. Our bartenders were skilled, they had been there for years, they were people loving, cocktail making machines that knew regulars by name and knew their drink before they even sat down.

I remember one of my first shifts as a bartender was a friday night and I was bartending with two of the best bartenders we had, (Matt and Crystal). I literally panicked the entire time I was back there and managed to make it out of there alive. After that I determined that I only wanted morning bar shifts haha.

And do you know that bartending in the mornings was fantastic! It was a slower pace and the customers were more laid back and talkative. Some of them would literally come in and just chat all morning.

I actually got one of the best tips of my life bartending on a Saturday morning. While I was still in training a “regular” came in while I was behind the bar with Karen (she had been working there since Rock-Ola opened and everyone loved her!) Karen saw him walk in and immediately grabbed a glass and poured his favorite wine before he even made it to the bar; she sat it down in front of him and they chatted for a bit. She told me to remember his face and his drink; he liked to talk and he was a good tipper (a REALLY good tipper). She told me that she had received a huge tip from him a few times and I chiseled him into my memory bank.

I waited on him a few times and always made sure to have his glass of wine sitting on the bar before he could get from the front door to his seat. He was indeed a good tipper and always took care of his bartender. But he was also wonderful to talk to; He genuinely loved to have conversations with us instead of just random chit chat.

We chatted for a while since the bar was slow that morning and somehow we got on the subject of me wanting to one day open my own restaurant. I remember we talked about ideas and about restaurant tips forever.

When he was ready to leave he asked for his check and I printed one out for his 2 glasses of wine (a total of about $9), thanked him and then went on to fix a ToGo order that was waiting to be picked up.

He slipped his money into the ticket book and waved good bye. I told him good-bye and started to clear and clean the bar.

I made it around to the spot where he been sitting and cleared away his wine glass and ticket book. When I opened his ticket book, there with the $9 receipt was a $100 bill! A $100 bill for a $9 tab! I thought that this had to be a mistake, the shock must have been plastered all over my face because Karen was standing near and just smiled haha. I was the lucky recipient of one of his awesome tips!

Random story, I know BUT it was one of my best days as a Bartender haha. Every time I make Daiquiris I think about those bartending days!

Nikki, who I’ve talked about on the blog before and is one of my bestest friends in the whole wide world, was also a Bartender at Rockola! So when I was looking for ideas for this tropical daiquiri I turned to her for help. She came over to the house and we did a little drink experimenting and came up with this fabulous, Tropical Coconut Daiquiri!

Want to make your own Tropical Coconut Daiquiris with Silk Unsweetened Coconut Milk or have a Silk Coconut Milk inspired dinner party? Visit the Silk Facebook Page and be sure to head on over and visit http://www.silk.com/coconutmilk for a coupon to try Silk Unsweetened Coconut Milk!

Find more delicious coconut recipes on Silk’s Coconut Recipe Pinterest Board!

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(Printable Recipe Here)

Tropical Coconut Daiquiri 
by Angie Barrett June 10, 2014

This recipe makes enough to share! Yields about 3-4!

Tropical Coconut Daiquiri Virgin Option:

Ingredients 

2 cups Silk Unsweetened Coconut Milk
1 cup Pineapple Juice
5 Pineapple rings (fresh or canned)
2 Bananas
2.5 cups Ice
Whipped Cream and Cherry Optional 

Instructions

Peel Bananas and cut in half.

Add together in a blender: 2.5 cups of ice, 2 cups Silk Unsweetened Coconut Milk , 1 cup Pineapple Juice, 5 Pineapple rings and the Bananas. 

Blend until smooth. *if you want it to be thicker add more ice, if you want it to be thinner add more Silk Unsweetened Coconut Milk . 

 Yields about 3-4!

Tropical Coconut Daiquiri (With Rum)

Ingredients 

2 cups Silk Unsweetened Coconut Milk 

1 cup Pineapple Juice

1/2 cup Coconut Rum

1 Bananas

2 cups Ice

Whipped Cream and Cherry Optional

Instructions

Peel Bananas and cut in half. 

Add together in a blender: 2 cups of ice, 2 cups Silk Unsweetened Coconut Milk , 1 cup Pineapple Juice, 1/2 cup coconut rum and the Bananas. 

Blend until smooth. *if you want it to be thicker add more ice, if you want it to be thinner add more Silk Unsweetened Coconut Milk . 

 Yields about 3-4!

Total Time to make: 5-6 minutes

Yields 3-4 servings

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