Pina Colada liqueur is made from light rum, coconut milk, pineapple juice and vanilla extract, often with the addition of various spices and spices. Price, strength and even a bouquet of the drink depends on the manufacturer. It can be light (15%) and quite strong (30%). Our compatriots are more familiar with the Pina Colada cocktail with a similar composition. This is due to the fact that the liqueur became available to our fellow citizens later than their exemplary recipe became known to them. If the question of the correctness of the use of the cocktail did not arise for anyone, then the question of how to drink Pina Colada liqueur became relevant for many of our fellow citizens after the appearance of bottles with a sweet emulsion drink of white color on the large market, with the familiar name on their labels . Its subtleties are here.
Usage Features
The rules for the use of most liqueurs relate to the “Pina Colada”.
- Sweet emulsion drinks are considered dessert. They are served after meals, complementing any sweets. Pina Colada liqueur is also used as a digestif.
- A liqueur glass, resembling a small volume of a creamer on a thin high stem, is best suited for serving Pina Colada liqueur. The volume of such glasses is 25 ml, it is designed for the consumption of beverages in its pure form. If you decide to dilute the liquor, it will be appropriate to use more capacious containers, such as cocktail glasses.
- The taste of Pina Colada liqueur is best revealed at a temperature of 19-20 degrees.
- True connoisseurs of Pina Colada liquor drink it exclusively in its pure form, in this case they drink a glass in one gulp. However, a breach of etiquette will not dilute the liquor or mix it with other alcoholic beverages.
- If you decide to dilute liquor, then water or non-sour juice is best. When in contact with sour juice, liquor may curl. From the juice for dilution “Pina Colada” pineapple is most suitable.
- You can cool Pina Colada liqueur or a cocktail based on it with ice. To do this, do not use ice cubes, ice crumb is more suitable.
- Combining Pina Colada liqueur with other alcohol also helps to reduce its sweetness and at the same time make its sound more manly. In addition to white rum, whiskey, brandy, vodka, gin are suitable for this purpose.
- Liquor can be added to coffee or used to make alcoholic cocktails.
The rules for the use of “Pina Colada” liqueur are not very strict, therefore it is easy to follow them.
How to bite Pina Colada liqueur
Liqueur “Pina colada” is a dessert drink, as a snack it serves a variety of sweets.
- The best addition to the sweet liquor are fruits. They can be fresh, canned, candied - any will do. Gourmets prefer to eat Pina Colada with melon, peach, pineapple slices, cherries.
- A good idea would be to file a fruit salad with Pina Colade.
- If the liquor does not seem excessively sweet to you, you can have a snack with cakes, sweet pastries, and chocolates.
Ice cream is considered to be a good addition to “Pina Colada”. There are even cocktail recipes based on these ingredients.
Cocktail from Pina Colada liqueur and ice cream
Composition:
- creamy ice cream - 150 g;
- Pina Colada liqueur - 60 g;
- cocoa powder - for decoration;
- cocktail cherry - for decoration.
Method of preparation:
- Let the ice cream melt, but do not melt it completely.
- Combine ice cream with liqueur. Beat with a mixer or shaker.
- Pour into a cocktail glass.
- Sprinkle cocoa, garnish with a cocktail cherry. Serve with a straw.
This cocktail will appeal to girls who are cool to strong drinks. The taste of alcohol in this cocktail is almost not felt at all, it is easy and pleasant to drink it, especially on a hot day.
Peach Jump Cocktail
Composition:
- Pina Colada liqueur - 20 ml;
- peach liqueur - 40 ml;
- pineapple juice - 60 ml;
- lemon juice - 20 ml;
- crushed ice - to taste;
- pineapple slice and cocktail cherry - for decoration.
Method of preparation:
- Pour all beverages into a shaker glass.
- Add ice.
- Shake for 30 minutes.
- Strain and pour into a cocktail glass.
Cocktail served with a straw. Before that, it is decorated with a slice of pineapple and cocktail cherries.
Banana Colada Cocktail
Composition:
- Pina Colada liqueur - 60 ml;
- liqueur “Baileys” - 20 ml;
- banana (pulp) - 100 g;
- banana liqueur - 20 ml;
- dark rum - 20 ml;
- crushed ice - to taste.
Method of preparation:
- Cut the banana pulp into slices, put it in the blender bowl.
- Add banana liqueur.
- Turn on the device and chop the fruit, while mixing it with liquor. The result should be a homogeneous substance.
- Pour both kinds of liquor and rum into the shaker's container, stir it up.
- Pour the alcohol mix into a container with a banana mass.
- Beat the whole together until you get a uniform consistency.
- Add crushed ice, whisk again.
- Pour into a glass.
Cocktail tastes like a delicate dessert with a banana flavor, creamy and coconut notes. Dark rum gives it a noble sound.
Amigo Cocktail
Composition:
- Pina Colada liqueur - 30 ml;
- grape juice - 60 ml;
- coconut milk - 30 ml;
- cognac - 30 ml;
- seedless grapes - 5 pcs.
Method of preparation:
- Wash grapes, pat dry with a napkin and put them in a freezer for 20-30 minutes. There also put a cocktail glass.
- Mix liquid ingredients with a shaker or mixer.
- Put frozen grapes in a chilled cocktail glass.
- Pour in cocktail.
The cocktail has a rich bouquet with a pronounced grape flavor and aroma. Cognac gives the drink brutality.
Many people like the taste of Pina Colada liqueur, especially the ladies. This dessert alcohol can be drunk in its pure form, diluted to make it less sweet, used to make cocktails.
