I would have to be sitting on the sand by the beach and drinking this. But then again, like my friend Jewel, some people can be sitting in the pub of a bustling city like Mumbai and drinking it too. I find, a pinacolada is a drink that you either like or you just don’t. There is no middle way. I tasted my first one at least fourteen years ago, my reaction to it was, pineapple juice with coconut? YUCK.
My new found love for pinacoladas came approximately a month back in Goa and now, post drinking three-four in a row, I can vouch that its definitely not just juice. P.S – steer clear if you are on a diet. This drink is not the way to go.
Pinacolada at Alcove in Goa.
INGREDIENTS:
- 30 ml white rum
- 30 ml Malibu rum
- 5 pieces of cut pineapple
- 2 small cups of ice
- 30 ml coconut cream
- 180 ml of pineapple juice.
- Additional ingredient – vanilla icecream.
TOOLS – Do buy a jigger for measuring your ingredients. You will also need a shaker.
Goa sunset and a Pinacolada.
RECIPE:
- In a shaker, pour in the rum, the Malibu, pineapple juice, coconut cream and ice.
- Give it a good shake for 2 minutes.
- Pour the drink into your glass,
- Top it with the pineapple chunks
- A small dallop of vanilla icecream on top is a must!
Make sure you have one of those toothpick umbrellas – just feels better. The buzz will kick in soon so please try and remember with every sip that there is alcohol even if it doesn’t taste like it.
Pineapple for garnish.
– Bidisha.
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