SUNDOWNERS Bitter End Yacht Club

from GOODSPEED The Tradewind Magazine | Issue 15 | November 2022

SuNdowNErS

Sunset libation inspiration from our favorite local spots

THE BITTER END, VIRGIN GORDA, BVI

AFTER THE DEVASTATION TO VIRGIN GORDA from Hurricane Irma, Bitter End was left with a completely blank canvas to create what they’re dubbing BEYC 2.0. Open just last festive season to an eager crowd of devotees, the new iteration was every bit worth waiting for—particularly the cocktail bar, the Reef Sampler, which has a special story: For many years, up until Hurricane Irma, MV Reef Sampler was the workhorse of Bitter End, transporting crew members and guests on countless adventures as well as hauling all the fixtures and materials needed to build the original BEYC. After Irma passed, the boat was nowhere to be seen, the only one that hadn’t been hauled out prior to the storm. Ultimately, she was found by sonar, still tied to the mooring, sitting upright at the bottom of North Sound. She now sits as the deserved star of the property, with her hull repurposed into a gleaming beach bar. We can think of few places we’d rather be as we watch the sun bid her daily adieu.

LEARN MORE AT beyc.com

BITTER END DARK & STORMY

It all started with the British Navy, whose leadership began cutting the rum onboard with ginger beer to discourage drunkenness—and thus was born a seafaring tradition. The drink allegedly got its name from an old sailor who compared the liquid’s murky hue to the color of storm clouds.

INGREDIENTS

— 60 ml Gosling’s Dark Rum — 90 ml Ginger Beer — 1 Lime Wedge In a tall glass filled with ice, add ginger beer, top with Gosling’s Dark Rum and garnish with a lime wedge. For extra sweetness, add simple syrup or make it a float with vanilla ice cream.