Paradise Frost

August, 1987

Forget the heat, ignore the humidity. People with summer smarts know that the antidote to thermal blahs comes in a tall, frosty, spirit-laced goblet tinkling with ice. In fact, sipping such a cooling quaff is one of the great leisure-time activities—attested to by generations of visitors to Caribbean resorts.Island bars employ a variety of spirits in their creations, but more often than not, rum is the liquor of choice. Better make that rums, since the Caribbean offers innumerable variations on...