Bright and tropical pineapple meets its tart cousin the lemon and works together to tame the richness of bourbon in my Pineapple Bourbon Lemonade!
It’s Friday again (thank foodness) and that means another 3 Ingredient Cocktail! This time I am taking you to the tropics with the taste of pineapple. Paired with tart lemonade and bourbon, this Pineapple Bourbon Lemonade is the right way to start off your weekend!
Last week I went all cherry on you with my Cherry Amaretto Limeade. I had to do something with all the cherries I keep buying! I even mix them with bourbon in my Cherry Lime Bourbon Smash. But this time, I am mixing my bourbon (or my hubby’s bourbon) with pineapples.
I haven’t thought about pairing bourbon with pineapple before until this last weekend when I bought a few pineapples on sale. I was already mixing a cocktail for the hubby when I popped a piece of the fresh cut pineapple in my mouth.
Taking a sip of his bourbon, as it is a new bottle and one I haven’t tried before, it tasted so good with the flavor of pineapple still in my mouth. This immediately got my brain wheels turning.
The combination of the pineapple and the bourbon tastes amazing but I felt it a little 2-dimensional. The richness of the bourbon and the sweetness of the pineapple needs a little intermediary to cut through the two strong flavors.
Keeping with the yellow colors I grabbed a lemon out of my bowl and squeezed the juice into the drink. A quick stir with my finger (yes, I use my finger) and I took a sip. Perfect!
Now I call this a “lemonade” but I don’t start with a lemonade base. You can if you want to, but the pineapple juice is sweet enough already that I don’t think you need it.
Just as I garnished my Mini Tropical Cocktails with small, snack-like sticks of pineapple, I made some for this cocktail too. Instead of the clips, I stick them on my skewers so they can hang out with their toes in the pool. Or the tips of the pineapple wading in the pineapple bourbon lemonade, soaking up all that yummy goodness!
Just as though you are sitting poolside with your toes on the top step, or on the beach with your feet in the sand.
This cocktail is the perfect way to end summer, use up your fresh pineapple, and get you set for the upcoming Fall season.
Bright and tropical pineapple meets its tart cousin the lemon and works together to tame the richness of bourbon in my Pineapple Bourbon Lemonade!
- 4 ounces pineapple juice fresh is best
- 2 ounces bourbon
- 1 ounce lemon juice fresh squeezed
- pineapple and lemon for garnish
Mix the pineapple juice, bourbon, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker.
Fill your glass with ice.
Pour the pineapple bourbon lemonade over the ice cubes.
Garnish with fresh pineapple and lemon.
Enjoy!
If the bourbon is a little too strong feel free to add prepared lemonade instead of the lemon juice or simply reduce the amount of bourbon to 1 ounce and increase the lemon juice to 2 ounces.
This looks deliciously refreshing – perfect for the hot summer months! Will be adding to my recipe book