25 Drinks of Christmas – Day Ten: 5 O’Clock Somewhere at Margaritaville
We’re back with everyone’s favorite theme park advent calendar: a daily countdown of our favorite drinks at Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and SeaWorld building anticipation to the Big Day.
Criteria: Drinks can be alcoholic or nonalcoholic. Drinks can come from any venue on property. Bonus points awarded for atmosphere where the drink is served. Any drink with glow cubes is immediately disqualified. Ready? Let’s go!
DAY TEN: 5 O’Clock Somewhere at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville (Universal CityWalk)
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After a recent upgrade, Universal CityWalk is now the home to a Murderer’s Row of fantastic restaurants. The Cowfish, Red Oven Pizza Bakery, Antojitos, Vivo and more have made it almost impossible to choose where to eat. However, Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville – one of CityWalk’s original tenants – is one of our favorite dining experiences. The menu is loaded with great foods (including the extremely popular Cheeseburger in Paradise, Volcano Nachos, and Chocolate Hurricane) but you cannot find a better place on property to have a drink. There is a lot to choose from, but we are going to recommend the 5 O’Clock Somewhere. Named after a hit song by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, the drink features a lot of rum, but is easy to drink because of the sweet fruit taste. Sitting outside, enjoying the Florida weather, listening to live music and drinking a 5 O’Clock Somewhere? It doesn’t get any better than that.
Ingredients: Margaritaville Silver Rum and Paradise Passion Fruit Tequila, BACARDI 151 Rum, orange and pineapple juices with sweet & sour and a splash of grenadine. Served on the rocks.
Previous Drinks of Christmas:
DAY ONE: Polynesian Pearl at Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto
DAY TWO: Dufftoberfest at Duff Brewery
DAY THREE: Godiva Chocolate Martini at Mizner’s Lounge
DAY FOUR: Blood Orange Side Car at Swizzle Lounge
DAY FIVE: Imperial Pilsner at Morimoto Asia
DAY SIX: Smoking Gun at Emeril’s Orlando
DAY SEVEN: Mint Julep at BOATHOUSE
DAY EIGHT: Bees Knees at The Cowfish
DAY NINE: Cool-headed Monkey at Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar
Interested in theme park drinks? Then do we have a eBook for you! The Walt Disney World Bars and Lounges eGuide by Brian McNichols. Over 250 pages and containing well over 400 photos, this eGuide takes you through EVERY bar and lounge on WDW property (trust me, Brian has the kidneys problems to prove it!) Also included? Recipes for some of your favorite WDW drinks. Ratings, descriptions, and photos for each of the 70+ bars and lounges. Talk about the perfect Christmas present!
Special thanks to crack staff photographer Brandon Glover and Megan Stump for their invaluable assistance with this article. Be sure to also check out Brandon on The Park Blogger podcast with co-hosts Aengus Mackenzie and Brian Carey.
You can always find Your Humble Author each week on the SATURDAY SIX, each month with the Disney Outlet Store Photo Report, and on Twitter (@derekburgan) producing original pieces of Burgan Fine Art™
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They should offer a frozen version of this drink also!