This idyllic slice of heaven is Block Island also known as New Shoreham Rhode Island.
The official drink of Block Island is the MUDSLIDE. It is disputed as to who concocts the best.
The Oar is a major contender. Equal parts Kalhua, Baileys & Vodka are dumped into a full blender
of ice and gyrated. The results impeccable and you can't beat the view.
The other reigning champ: Trader Vic's is housed at the Champlin's resort & marina. There is even a little roof top, or more appropriately titled 'deck top' bar. They throw a banana in their mudslide and the delicious concoction churns and spurns all day.
If you ask me: they both win. It's like apples and oranges, sans/ with banana.
The real question is: How did mudslides become the official drink?
Here is Anthony with MUDSLIDE 101
When looking at the mudslide, quite the international concoction I must say with spirits from three different countries, Western europe vodka, Irish Cream liquor, and Kahlua coffee liquor made from arabica beans that must mature for at least seven years from Mexico. Kahlua being one of the key components here in the drink gives us an Idea as to when this was created.
Most of us in the cocktail culture know we are dealing with a post prohibition cocktail as vodka did not gain popularity till the late 40's and early 50's. Once kahlua became popular it was being mixed with vodka in the black russian. This most likely having come about with kahlua's introduction to the united states around 1965 when it was awarded the most popular coffee liquor in america. Why not mix it with the most popular alcohol at the time.. Vodka. and we have a mudslide sans irish cream.
Now why block Island and the oar bar? Perhaps with vodka again being the most popular spirit, and 1965 launches the most popular coffee liquor, all in the same year the oar bar opens it's doors? I think we are close to an answer!
Someone there added baileys and a blender. Whomever that was is probably as mysterious as the banana!
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