Bushwacker Drink

Bushwacker Drink Recipe – quick and easy boozy milkshake. Ice, rum, spiced rum, Kahlúa, amaretto, crème de cacao, vanilla ice cream, and milk. Dump everything in the blender and blend until smooth. These go down easy, so be careful not to have too many! Fire up the blender ASAP! This cocktail will be the star of all your parties!

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Easy Boozy Milkshake

Bushwackers are our all-time favorite cocktail. Whenever we see a Bushwacker on the menu we order it. What is a Bushwacker? It is basically an adult milkshake with lots of liquor. It was invented in 1975 at The Ship’s Store & Sapphire Pub at Sapphire Village in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Now, you can find them everywhere from Nashville to Gulf Shores – Orange Beach and everywhere in between.

Every bartender and restaurant has their own version of this drink. Today I am sharing the ultimate Bushwacker recipe from The Flora-Bama in Pensacola Beach, Florida. The Flora-Bama is famous for its Bushwackers. One sip and you will know why! SOOOOO good! These go down way too easily, so be careful not to have too many!

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How to Make the Flora-Bama Bushwacker Cocktail

This frozen cocktail is very easy to make and tastes great! Fill a blender halfway with ice. Add rum, spiced rum, Kahlua coffee liqueur, amaretto, dark creme de cacao. Finally, add some vanilla ice cream and blend. Add a splash of milk if the mixture is too thick. Pour the cocktail into cups and garnish with a maraschino cherry.

  • You can use any flavor of ice cream that you prefer. Give this a try with chocolate – so good!
  • This is also delicious with a banana thrown into the blender.
  • Can use light or dark rum.
  • We usually double the alcohol in the drink. Totally up to you.
  • Some bars/restaurants drizzle the cup with chocolate syrup before adding the milkshake.
  • Feel free to top the drink with a boozy floater. We like a shot of Rumplemintz on top. Some places top the cocktail with 151 Rum.
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The BEST Bushwacker Drink

I am SO excited to have the recipe for our favorite summer drink finally! It is the perfect way to beat the heat. We will be making these all through the summer and into the Fall for tailgating. For an extra fancy finish, top the drink with whipped cream.  Everybody loves it! Give it a try! I promise you’ll love it! Cheers!

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Flora-Bama Bushwacker

Yield: 2 drinks
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Flora-Bama Bushwacker Recipe – quick and easy boozy milkshake. Ice, rum, spiced rum, Kahlúa, amaretto, créme de cacao, vanilla ice cream, and milk. Dump everything in the blender and blend until smooth. These go down way too easily, so be careful not to have too many! Fire up the blender ASAP! This cocktail will be the star of all your parties!

Equipment:

Ingredients:

  • 1 Tbsp light rum
  • 1 Tbsp spiced rum
  • 1 Tbsp Kahlúa
  • 1 Tbsp amaretto
  • 2 Tbsp dark Crème de Cacoa
  • 3 scoops vanilla ice cream
  • milk
  • ice

Instructions:

  • Fill a blender half way with ice. Add all of the liquor and then the ice cream.
  • Blend until smooth. Add milk if the drink is too thick.
  • Pour the mixture into two cups, top with a cherry, and enjoy.

Notes:

  • You can use any flavor of ice cream that you prefer. Give this a try with chocolate – so good!
  • This is also delicious with a banana thrown into the blender.
  • We usually double the alcohol in the drink. Totally up to you.
  • Some bars/restaurants drizzle the cup with chocolate sauce before adding the milkshake.
  • Feel free to top the drink with a boozy floater. We like a shot of Rumplemintz on top. Some places top the cocktail with 151 Rum.

Steph

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  1. I’d like to make this for my daughters wedding reception. We have a 3 gallon daiquiri machine. How do I make that much at one time? Thanks

  2. OMG! I was so excited to see this recipe. My family has beautiful memories of vacations on the Gulf Shores and an evening or two at Flora-Bama. This was my mother-in-law’s favorite and our favorite watching her drink it. Thank you so much for posting this. It will be a staple when my family visits us at our beach house! I can’t wait to make it.

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