Let’s get the drink out of the way first. Yep, it’s a Singapore Sling turned tropical, I should say “made more tropical” with the addition of the papaya (the seeds are edible and will lend a peppery bite—totally up to you— take it or leave it) and some Serrano chilies for heat. If you haven’t tried a cocktail with heat—do it, you won’t regret it.
Okay, now for the serious stuff. Correct me if I wrong, but the whole idea of stretch pants is to—well, stretch. You know what happens when there’s a stretch-pant-fail?
You kinda want to cry is what happens. But crying will likely cause the muffin-top to jiggle and therefore call attention to it. So you know what you do? You roll with it. Literally. Grab that elastic waist band and show it whose boss—roll that band down as far as you need to relieve the muffin-top “poof” and throw a blouse-y top over it. Done.
And that dear friends, was what left the biggest impression on me this week – stretch pants are a big bait and switch? I feel ripped off and that is some serious stuff, never mind real world news.

Papaya and Serrano Sling
Ingredients
- 6 oz. papaya, seeded and pureed
- 1 serrano chili sliced
- 4 oz. pineapple juice
- 4 oz. dry gin
- 1 oz. Agave syrup
- 1 oz. lime juice
- 3 dash Peychaud's bitters
Instructions
- Seed Papaya; set seeds aside. Puree papaya.
- Place pureed papaya in shaker and add in three slices of serrano chilies and muddle. Add remaining ingredients and papaya seeds, then shake and pour over ice-filled glass.
Notes
A few notes:
- To leave the heat of out of the drink, skip the serranos.
- The papaya seeds are optional, but I highly recommend them since they add a good peppery flavor.
I love a good spicy cocktail. I have yet to experiment with papaya though. Or stretch pants 😉
Tropical and perfect for a Miami summer!!
This is so colourful and tasty looking!
My Hubby and I had a spicy cocktail only once and it was surprisingly delicious! This looks amazing! Gorgeous shots! PS: Always roll with the stretch-pant-fail! 🙂
This sounds SO GOOD!! Thanks! And blouse-y tops are really fashionable these days I gather, very boho chic…
All the best from sunny Madrid!
Noelle
Lol your post is hilarious! Beautiful shots!
Gorgeous cocktail! I have yet to try peppers in a drink and I love spice so I need to make this asap! Love the color contrast in the pics – gorgeous like always!
I am so in a tropical mood lately! I am LOVING this! if I had the ingredients on hand I would get up an make this now!
Oh goodness… I never knew you could eat the seeds. I’ve always thrown them out! But you know I won’t make that mistake next time when I try this delicious drink!
And you have me cracking up with your little rant. That’s some serious stuff there. 😉
This looks absolutely gorgeous! But I kind of forgot how small papayas in North America are. Here in SE Asia they are at least 4x the size.
I love the sound and look of this one. Its too bad that a nice papaya is difficult to find where I live, they are so fantastic down south.
This is just too good. absolutely amazing colors. love green andorange chemistry. thefirst two are justawesome. what I most like about thefirst photos is that composition is so simple… yet so powerful. This is too good.
Gorgeous and delicious!
OMG!! This cocktail is stunning girl!
My, oh, my. Gorgeous. Amazing photos!!!
P.S.: How do you clean all that mess afterward??