I love going on vacations, who doesn’t? But there is always so much to do when you get home! Between work, laundry, grocery shopping, and everything else it takes a lot to get caught back up. And it takes even longer when your 7 year old is home with you on summer break 
Good thing I made this for you before I left! This was the drink I promised you when I made the Caribbean Rice. I made this for our last cooking club for the year, where we had an island theme. When I found out the theme, I went straight to The Deep Dish. She lives in Grand Cayman and is always posting such gorgeous food. I chose this traditional Grand Cayman drink. It is their version of lemonade.
This went over extremely well at cooking club. I was a little nervous, based on the color, but it is slightly sweet and tangy, and paired perfectly with everything we had there. The recipe uses brown sugar instead of regular white sugar, so there is more depth to this. Also, instead of lemons it uses limes. I did a little research and it seems like different restaurants use slightly different citrus blends to come up with “their” version. I planned on all limes, but they were tiny and didn’t produce as much juice, so I added in a little lemon and orange. It was perfect!
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 cup lime juice (I used about ¾ cup lime, 1 lemon, and splash of orange juice)
- 6 cups water
- Rum, optional
- In a pitcher combine all of the ingredients. Stir well until the brown sugar is dissolved. Serve over ice. Store in the fridge.
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Oh sounds wonderful – I’ve bookmarked it – it’s supposed to be SO hot here today so what could be better!
mary x
That looks EXTREMELY refreshing! Thanks so much for sharing it!
I’ll take a glass of THAT!! Yum!
How refreshing, I love the lime! I think rum would be just the thing to push this over the top
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This looks so yummy and refreshing. Is it bad that I want one right now, even though its 11am?
yum! looks amazing and I love that brown sugar was used!!!
It’s so humid today in Toronto that I found myself salivating for this drink! I betcha it’s a real thirst quencher – with the lime and honey…ahhhhh…It’s like a beach vacation in a glass! Yay!
Rum optional? I’ll take two with rum please! This drink looks so refreshing and delish! I can see sipping this by the pool!!
I love that you’re in a cooking club! That is so cool! And this lemonade would be a great heat reliever!
I love the title of this recipe! This look so good and refreshing. Brown sugar and rum??? Yummy!
The color of this drink is stunning! And I couldn’t agree with you more on vacations–wonderful while they last, but you always pay for it when you return.
Hot stuff! That sounds SOOOOO good! Love your additions, totally tropical
Thanks so much for featuring this drink!
Wish I could be sipping a glass of this poolside! Sigh.. it’s raining here in Baltimore. I can live vicariously through these pictures though.
this looks sooo good + refreshing + reminds me of our honeymoon in St. Kitts + Nevis last year. I could definitely go for a glass right now!
I don’t remember what I drank in Grand Cayman but I know there was lots of rum involved
I think adding other citrus makes it tastier and gives more depth to the drink. I have been thinking of lemonades the past days because of the heat and yours is just waiting to be tried. I love your version. Thanks for sharing Erin!
Hi Erin! So glad I popped over at Lizzy’s . Enjoyed your guest post too. Right now, weather back home here is way too hot for comfort. This lemonade can fix any hot day. I could just imagine myself sipping an ice cold glass of your lemonade overlooking the beautiful aqua ocean. Do pop over whenever you like too. Always nice to hear from another foodie. Stay in touch! .. Cheers, Jo
What a refreshing drink!! Love it!
Sounds like the perfect drink for the summer months.
Mm, this looks wicked good and totally refreshing. After the day I’ve had I could go for one of these.
I love this! I think the color is pretty and it sounds really tasty too!
This sounds great. Can’t wait to try it.
Welcome back from vacation…I know it is so much work once we are back!
Your drink sound perfect for summer days!
Summer lemonades are so refreshing this sounds good and different with the brown sugar.
I love The Deep Dish, so thanks for turning to her for help with this!
What a perfect summer drink. I think I will try this with a bit of vodka. I also need to check out The Deep Dish. Thank you for sharing. Pinning now.
Sounds refreshing, love all the citrus you added to this pretty drink;-)
I recently took cold drink pictures and it was so difficult to take pictures. You ALWAYS take great pictures of refreshing drinks! Delicious!
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