Caribbean Queen – Cocktail of the Week

It's National Pina Colada Day, and we'd be remiss not to celebrate.

If you don't want to stick with the traditional pineapple-coconut concoction, this week I have a yummy take on it that'll have you feeling like you're beachfront in the Caribbean!

Let's make you a Caribbean Queen!

This drink is frozen, fruity, and the color of Caribbean seas...and I could drink them all day.

Some of you may remember hearing about this drink after it won a mixology contest during my vacation from hell.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz white rum
• .5 oz. blue curacao
• .5 oz. melon liqueur (like Midori)
• 4 oz. pineapple juice (unsweetened)
• 1.5 oz cream of coconut
• fresh pineapple slice, to garnish
• whipped cream, to garnish (optional)

Blend all ingredients with ice and pour into a hurricane glass. Top with whipped cream,  if desired, and garnish with a pineapple wedge and (obvi) a tiny umbrella.

Enjoy!

Switch it up:

Use more or less of any ingredient to suit your tastes.
Try a coconut, pineapple, or other flavored rum.
Use vodka instead of rum.