Beach loungers and picnic tables are an ideal place to enjoy the Paradise wacker. Tucked behind the Paradise Motel on the north side of Via de Luna, this casual juke joint serves up amazingly good casual fare and rock n’ roll, with many folks rolling up to the dock on boat or paddleboard. The thick, creamy Flora-Bama-fied” bushwacker is a popular mainstay at the world-famous beachfront honky tonk bar in Perdido Key. Once a regular at the Sandshaker, Flora-Bama co-owner Pat McClellan “bushwacked” his own recipe and brought it to the state-line lounge.

It’s a great way to laze away the evening listening to music or become comfortably numb as your kids bounce around the playground. You can choose between a 16-ounce and a 23-ouncer. While not in the same size as the Flounder’s explosive Diesel Fuel (32 ounces) mason jar, the tasty Bushwacker is big in its own right. It’s a dastardly dessert.įamous for serving up large portions, Flounder’s Chowder House doesn’t skimp on bushwackers either. You can take a fruity twist and the bartender can add fresh bananas or strawberries. Bushwacker batches are made by hand at The Shaker and prepped for the machine. The Bushwacker's ancestral Pensacola home sees the machines swirling year-round - even through the depths of our weeks-long winter. The Sandshaker’s original take is still a local favorite. I usually pass, although I have asked for an extra splash of Myers’ rum - for flavor. You can definitely taste the alcohol, but the bushwacker is strong enough on its own. Within seconds you can hear the fizz as the 151 attempts to ignite the ice cream and begins meltdown - it’s like a time-lapse of our polar ice caps. It’s like jet fuel, but it adds an instant kick. “You want a floater?” It’s a phrase that strikes fear at pool parties, but if you’re talking Bushwackers, it usually means they can “float” or “top” your beverage with 151 proof rum. Some places have more of a coffee flavor laced with booze that you can’t really taste. Usually, it involves rum, Kahlua, creme de cacao, cream of coconut, wrapped in a cloak of milk and ice.Įvery bartender will likely promise they make the best Bushwacker, so the ingredients get swapped out.

So what is a Bushwacker? It depends on whose secret recipe you Google.

Let’s take a look at some notable takes on our favorite local Bushwackers. And each has its own special, secret recipes. Today, the Bushwacker is spun up in bars and restaurants from Pensacola to Perdido Key - and beyond. Tourists and locals can look forward to live music and entertainment, rum tastings, bikini contests, and, of course, a plethora of ice-cold Bushwackers. Our infamous adult beverage even has a festival held in its honor every August on Pensacola Beach, hosted by the Shaker. In the decades since the Bushwacker immigrated to Pensacola Beach, the booze-laced adult milkshake has blended itself up and down the coast to become Pensacola’s signature drink. She brought the recipe back to her bar on Pensacola Beach, the Sandshaker Lounge, and tailored and tweaked it into her own version, trying it out on thirsty customers. Over 40 years ago, Linda Taylor Murphy was exploring the Virgin Islands and discovered a chocolaty icy rum concoction the locals loved to drink.

Bushwacker cocktail ingredients