Where to Get a Bushwacker
in Gulf Shores & Orange Beach
We believe it's always 5 o'clock somewhere here on Alabama's Beaches, and our drink of choice is a bushwacker! This creamy cocktail is every ice cream lovers' dream. A bushwacker on the beach is the ideal way to keep cool and unwind while vacationing in Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Fort Morgan. It's impossible to visit our shores without having one (or two or three)!
Bushwackers on Alabama's Beaches
What's in a bushwacker?
What's in a bushwacker?
Many places offer their own variation of a bushwacker, but most restaurants and bars have similar base ingredients. Commonly used ingredients for a bushwacker include rum, coffee liqueur, crème de cacao, cream of coconut, and ice cream or milk and ice. These are blended and typically served with whipped cream or chocolate syrup, plus some unexpected bushwacker delights.
History of Bushwackers
History of Bushwackers
Bushwackers have been a staple of the Alabama Gulf Coast for 50 years, but this frozen delight originated in the Virgin Islands. The manager and bartender of Ship's Store, Sapphire Pub, accidentally crafted the bushwacker in 1975 while experimenting with ingredients to create a tropical twist to a White Russian. The drink was named after Bushwack, the beloved Afghan Hound of two patrons who fell in love with the bar’s new concoction. The delicious cocktail was soon brought back to the US by visiting bartenders, including The Sandshaker in Pensacola. After trying the drink at The Sandshaker, Flora-Bama owner Pat McClellan perfected the bushwacker recipe and began serving it at his iconic beach bar.
Places to Get a Bushwacker
- Avenue Pub
- Bahama Bob's
- Bahama Buck's
- Barometer Tiki & Raw Bar
- Barometer Waterfront Grille
- Beach House Kitchen & Cocktails
- Big Fish Restaurant and Bar
- Cactus Cantina (Canal Road)
- Cantina (Gulf Shores)
- Cactus Cantina (Orange Beach)
- The Catch
- Coast Restaurant
- Coastal
- Cobalt
- Cosmos
- Cotton’s Restaurant & Lounge
- Doc’s Seafood Shack & Oyster Bar
- Doc's Seafood & Steak
- Fish River Grill
- Flora-Bama Lounge & Oyster Bar
- Flora Bama Yacht Club
- Flora Bama Ole River Grill
- Flying Harpoon 2
- GTs on the Bay
- Gulf Island Grill
- The Hangout
- High Tide Daiquiris & Mimosas 3
- Icehouse Tap Room
- Island Time Daiquiris
- King Neptune’s Seafood Restaurant
- Lauria's by the Beach
- LuLu's
- Luna’s Eat and Drink
- Moe's Original Bar B Que
- Original Oyster House
- Picnic Beach
- Pink Pony Pub
- Pirate’s Cove Marina & Restaurant
- Sandshaker
- Sassy Bass Amazin’ Grill
- Selah Coffee
- Shrimp Basket (Gulf Shores)
- Shrimp Basket (Orange Beach)
- Southern Grind (The Wharf)
- Southern Grind (Hotel Indigo)
- Southern Shores
- The Steamer Baked Oyster Bar
- Sunliner Diner
- Tacky Jacks (Fort Morgan)
- Tacky Jacks (Gulf Shores)
- Tacky Jacks (Orange Beach)
- Tee Off at The Wharf
- Tipsy Pelican Oyster & Daiquiri Patio Bar
- Wolf Bay
- Yoho Rum & Tacos
- Zeke’s
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