For a bright, refreshing and fragrant drink, use freshly pressed pineapple juice. Find some plump and ripe pineapples and juice them yourself or buy some good quality stuff.
On the subject of juice, for best results, try to juice your limes as close to when you’re serving your drinks. This will keep it at its tangy best.
And be sure to use cubed ice to blend your drink. You want enough cubes that won’t get churned to water too quickly, but you don’t want them to be too rough on your blender, either.
The Piña Colada can also be made as a strained cocktail. To make it this way, instead of pouring the listed ingredients in the first step into a blender, add them to a cocktail tin with ice, and shake until the outside of the tin is frosty. Then simply strain into a glass, fill it with ice and enjoy!
We’ve been a little restrained with the garnishes here, but you can go full kitsch on the tropical touches, like mini umbrellas or pineapple fronds. It’s the quickest way to pretend you’re at a resort with friends, and not just hanging out in your loungeroom.
If you want to mix things up even more, you might like a Pineapple and Coconut Margarita, which combines all those delish tropical flavours, but with a tequila twist. Or you could get fancy with the Clarified Piña Colada (easier than it sounds), or go the super easy hack with the Fizzy Colada. And to keep the holiday vibes going, try our Mai Tai, Blue Lagoon or Frozen Watermelon Margarita.
