Almost every bar, especially those on the tropical areas, will have pineapples in their stock as this fruit is one of the favorite fruits to be transformed into refreshing cocktails. Because of the refreshing quality of the food, it is just perfect for summer although it is also used for other seasons too. Incredibly, this drink is just a great addition to almost every kind of spirits like the whiskey.
Creating a special pineapple juice is fairly simple. All you need is to cut the pineapple to chunks and they throw everything into the blender and let the device do the rest. But to create an alcoholic pineapple drinks or cocktails, you will have to follow certain recipes. For the Million Dollar Cocktail or best known as the Singapore Sling, which as created by a Singaporean mixologist about a century ago, you will need 1 oz of gin, 1 teaspoon dry and sweet of vermouth, half a cup of pineapple juice, a dash of egg white, and a dash of angostura bitters.
First you need to pour the gin and both vermouth into the shaker, along with the ice cubes. Then give it a little shake before you add the pineapple juice, egg white and angostura bitters. Give it a very vigorous shake so that the egg white will froth. Afterwards, just pour everything tot he highball glass. For better taste, make sure that the glass was chilled earlier.
If you prefer a glass of pina colada, then you will have to prepare two ounces of pineapple juice, another 2 ounces of light rum, 1.5 ounces of coconut cream and garnish that is usually made of pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry. Pina Colada is a popular tropical drink. This cocktail became famous, partly because it was in the song by Rupert Holmes. As it has coconut cream in the cocktail, you will have to expect creaminess that you will not be able to find in other cocktails.
Creating pina colada should not take more than 5 minutes, 4 if you are an expert. Just pour everything in the cocktail shaker, along with the ice. Shake them all vigorously before you pour it to a cocktail glass. Add the garnish to create the atmosphere of the drink. There is also another type of the drink, the frozen one. It is easier to create because you can just use the help of a blender. So, enjoy summer with those pineapple cocktail recipes!
