Bushwacker (cocktail) Bushwacker (cocktail) The Bushwacker is a cocktail invented in 1975 at a bar called The Ship's Store/Sapphire Pub in Sapphire Village, Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was later enhanced and gained much notoriety at the Sandshaker Lounge in Pensacola Beach, Florida. Reference to the Virgin Island origins of the drink can be found on the Sandshaker's website. It is similar to a creamy, chocolate piña colada. The original recipe called for Vodka, Kahlua, Dark Crème de Cacao, Coco Lopez (cream of coconut), a splash of Triple sec and milk that's spun in a blender with ice and
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