Bandido's Mexican Café
Woodcroft, Durham, NC
http://www.bandidoscafe.com
The Cancun Cocktail, served in a hurricane glass, is the color of a salmon fillet. Unappetizing description aside, it's a great drink with dark rum, peach schnapps; orange, pineapple and papaya juices. Peach schnapps would overpower a lighter base but it serves to mellow out the dark rum here. All three juices are easily discernable in the mix and I loved that papaya was part of it.
This drink is ideal for a beachside vacation, especially since it's as highly alcoholic as it is drinkable so that nearby hotel room would be a plus.
3 stars
Reviewed 6.16.09.
Most of my posts on nightlife feature a specific cocktail that I’ve enjoyed rather than focusing on the atmosphere of the bar, club, or wine bar that I’m patronizing. Largely, that’s because I care more about what’s in my glass than I do what’s playing on the speakers. However, I am far more likely to enjoy neighborhood dive bars and wine bars than I am a club or anywhere with loud music. I’ll still give the latter a try, and if the beverages are inventive and fun, I’ll be back no matter the soundtrack!