Pool Party Recipe
Pineapple syrup, N/A Blue Curacao, lemonade, splash soda. Tiki style—umbrella, red cherry beach ball!
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Ingredients
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Pineapple syrup
Cocktail
Method
Pineapple syrup
- 1
Combine finely chopped fresh pineapple, granulated sugar, and water in a small saucepan.
- 2
Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar.
- 3
Simmer for 8–10 minutes until the pineapple is very soft and the liquid is fragrant and slightly thickened.
- 4
Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes, then stir in the fresh lime juice.
- 5
Straining
Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth into a clean container, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids.
- 6
Refrigerate the syrup until chilled. Makes about 1 cup; use 1 ounce per cocktail. Syrup will keep 5–7 days refrigerated.
Cocktail assembly
- 7
Fill a tall tiki glass or highball with ice cubes until nearly full.
- 8
Add 1 oz pineapple syrup, 1.5 oz vodka, and 1 oz Blue Curaçao to a cocktail shaker or mixing glass.
- 9
Pour in 4 oz chilled lemonade. Gently stir (10–12 seconds) to combine and chill; shaking is optional but will create more dilution and froth.
- 10
Strain the mixture into the prepared glass over the ice.
- 11
- 12
Garnish & presentation
Garnish with a fresh pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry on a cocktail pick. Add a cocktail umbrella and, if desired, a small inflatable or decorative beach-ball stirrer for the tiki look.
- 13
Serve immediately with a straw and enjoy.
