“The Bushwacker was invented in spring 1975 at the Ship's Store, Sapphire Pub in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands by bartender Angie Conigliaro. The suggestion came from bar manager Tom Brokamp, who envisioned a tropical take on a White Russian. The cocktail was named after an Afghan Hound named Bushwack, belonging to regular customers. The drink's journey to American icon began when Linda Taylor Murphy from Pensacola Beach's Sandshaker Lounge brought the concept to Florida, developing a rum-based version that became the signature drink of the Gulf Coast. The Flora-Bama Lounge further popularized it, leading to Bushwacker festivals and a "Bushwacker Trail" in Gulf Shores.”