Bahamian Sky Juice

Bahamas

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

  • About

No Bahamian barbecue would be complete without sky juice, a potent brew of coconut water (the clearish liquid inside the coconut), evaporated milk, and gin. When I say potent, I mean potent—it goes down effortlessly and will turn your knees to rubber effortlessly, too.

Sky juice is generally made with gin in the Bahamas—odd for the rum-loving Caribbean, yet logical, given the islands’ British heritage. But, I can report that it’s equally delightful made with rum. I like to serve sky