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There can be no doubt - the yuletide season has landed on our summery shores. Here in the isles of perpetual June, the best place to find a winter chill is in the first few sips of an island concoction from Bon Vivants’s Kyle Jones. The creative force behind this Bahamian speakeasy, Kyle is to cocktails as a distortion pedal is to an electric guitar. His uncanny ability to twist and warp classic beverage recipes has filled a niche in Nassau nightlife most Bahamians didn’t even know was missing. This season’s #SavourCacique headlines the Noel’d Fashioned - a spicy, festive cover of an old favourite. If Kurt Cobain took a job as a mall Santa, he might need one (…or three) of these to recover from the experience.

Savour CaciqueShawn SawyerDecember 2, 2019cacique, cocktail, pick-me-up cocktailsComment

SAVOUR CACIQUE | BON VIVANTS

This is The Bahamas after all, and our tropical climate is perfectly-suited to the business of quenching thirst. But there is quenching thirst and there is quenching thirst in style - as Ernest Hemmingway would surely attest to. So it comes as no surprise that this authoritative figure on how to live life well should be a key inspiration in Nassau’s hippest new hedonistic hideaway. Welcome to another episode of #SavourCacique in which we waltz first-through-the door to Bon Vivants — a place where the promise of “living well” is completely attainable.

Savour CaciqueShawn SawyerApril 13, 2019cacique, cocktail, pick-me-up cocktailsComment

Savour Cacique | Partridge in a Pear Tree

There is a warmth that tumbles out of winter time; when all else is cold. It radiates from those lucky enough to find themselves supping on a uniquely-festive Partridge in a Pear Tree - a “fireside thirst-quencher” designed by our go-to cocktail craftsman Kyle Jones, of Young’s Fine Wine. In this episode of #SavourCacique, our merry concoction sparks something deep inside, reminding us islanders that the season carousel has spun full circle once again, fusing notes of all things wintery, to ensure that Christmas is not forgotten…even in the land of eternal summer!

Savour CaciqueShawn SawyerDecember 6, 2018cacique, cocktail, pick-me-up cocktailsComment

Savour Cacique | Sol Vibrante

To ensure that you are taking full advantage of the highly-anticipated mango season we are teaming up with our go-to cocktail craftsman, Kyle Jones, of Young’s Fine Wine. For this episode of #SavourCacique Kyle brings you the tastebud temptress, Sol Vibrante, fusing The Bahamas' freshest mangos with some of Brazil’s finest Cachaça.

Savour CaciqueShawn SawyerAugust 14, 2018cacique, cocktail, pick-me-up cocktailsComment

Savour Cacique | "BEAUTIFUL BOY" INSPIRED BY KAMILAH

The concept is as powerful as it is timeless: Bring together magic ingredients and produce magic results. We would have the musician entrance the cocktail maker with her soulful sounds while he crafts a cocktail to her tune. Read / listen on to find out how "Beautiful Boy" was born...

Savour CaciqueShawn SawyerMay 28, 2018cacique, cocktail, pick-me-up cocktails, eventdesign, kamilah, kyleComment

Savour Cacique | Ever The Optimist

As Noel Coward famously said, "It's never too early for a cocktail." Especially when it's made with locally-roasted coffee beans. Get ready for the perfect pick me up... Because In this episode of Savour Cacique, we're teaming up with Steven Kemp from Island Nation Roasting and Kyle Jones, our regular mover and shaker from Young's Fine Wine to create "Ever The Optimist" - a re-imagined Espresso Martini. Why "Ever The Optimist"? Try one and then try not to think about good 'tings'! Simply impossible.

Savour CaciqueShawn SawyerMarch 2, 2018cacique, cocktail, ever the optimist, pick-me-up cocktailsComment