Gumby Slumber Cocktail

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There’s something relaxing about a porch, where you can chill out with friends, family, or on your own and watch the world go by while sipping a cool drink and nibbling on delicious snacks. In Porch Parties, Denise Gee captures the laid-back joy of partying on a porch (or veranda, deck, backyard, stoop, whatever space you’ve got) with more than 50 recipes for colorful, simple cocktails and handheld bites that make outdoor entertaining a breeze. Denise has packed this pretty little book with helpful, inspired tips on planning, furnishings, decorations, heating, cooling, food safety, and more

This drink, from Porch Parties is the signature drink at the luxe resort Little Palm Island in Florida. It was named by one of the resort’s earliest bartenders, who noticed how the concoction left guests in a Gumbylike (pliable) state, desirous to slumber in a hammock. Consider this a massage in a glass.