Top 5 Pineapple Cocktails - Then I Made Them Even Better
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Pineapple cocktails are some of the most popular drinks out there — tropical, fruity, and easy to love. But let’s be honest… a lot of them can end up a bit too sweet or one-dimensional if they’re not balanced properly.
In this video, I’m taking five classic pineapple cocktails and giving them simple upgrades to improve flavour, freshness, and overall drinkability. Whether it’s tweaking a pineapple rum cocktail or refining how you use pineapple juice in cocktails, these changes are all about turning good drinks into great ones.
If you’re looking for easy pineapple cocktails to make at home that actually taste balanced, this is a great place to start. Watch the full video below to see each drink made step by step, then scroll down for the written recipes and measurements so you can recreate them yourself.
1️⃣ Pina Colada
Tiki Pina Colada
30ml Dropworks Clear Drop
15ml Dutch Barn Ginger
15ml Teichenne Coconut Liqueur
20ml REÀL Pineapple
20ml Lime Juice
2 dashes Black Pepper & Cardamom Bitters
Negroni Pina Colada
2️⃣ Pineapple Daiquiri > Pineapple Mai Tai
30ml Dropworks Barrel Drop
10ml Dropworks Funk Drop
20ml REÀL Pineapple
10ml Finest Call Orgeat
30ml Lime Juice
10ml Fortunella
Then can swap in;
Luxardo Apricot
Luxardo Cherry
Teichenne Butterscotch
3️⃣ Missionarys Downfall
30ml Dropworks Barrel Drop
20ml Teichenne Peach
15ml Benedictine
8 Mint Leaves
20ml REÀL Pineapple
20ml Lime Juice
4️⃣ Chartreuse Swizzle
45ml Green Chartreuse
15ml Falernum, or
10ml Orgeat
5ml Dutch Barn Ginger
20ml REÀL Pineapple
22.5ml Lime Juice
1 dash Ms Betters Aromatic Bitters
8 drops Ms Betters Capsichist Chilli Bitters
5️⃣ Pineapple Old Fashioned
Pineapple & Apricot Old Fashioned
40ml Dropworks Distillers Drop no1
10ml Luxardo Apricot
10ml REÀL Pineapple
2 dashes Ms Betters Chocolate Bitters
Pineapple & Coffee Old Fashioned
40ml Dropworks Distillers Drop no1
10ml REÀL Pineapple
10ml Luxardo Espresso
10ml Teichenne Butterscotch
2 dashes Ms Betters Orange Tree Bitters



