4 Fancy Pineapple Cocktails

Happy Hour: 4 Fancy Pineapple Cocktails Pineapple is not for the tropical likes of the Piña Colada and Bahama Mama. No, this tropical fruit juice can be used in a variety of ways and here are four upscale options for getting a little piña in your glass. Follow me: Facebook | Twitter | Google+ | Pinterest | Instagram Colleen Graham Cocktails Expert

Rye Whiskey and Pineapple Make a Fine, Fine Cocktail   A true classic, the Algonquin Cocktail may have been one of the first to feature the then exotic fruit. In it, pineapple is mixed very simply with dry vermouth and rye whiskey to create a fantastic sipper. Switch the whiskey out for dark rum and you have the very fun Yaka Hula Hickey Dula. READ NOW

How to Make a Tasty French Martini   The French Martini is another popular fruity martiniwith a splash of the tropics and it is very easy and irresistible. All you need is your favorite gin (vodka is an option), a little raspberry liqueur (think Chambord), and a touch of pineapple. It's delicious! READ NOW

Enjoy the Classic Taste of a Club Cocktail   If you don't think that brandy and pineapple can be mixed together, then you obviously have not tried the Club Cocktail. Another classic, this is straight out of Prohibition and its appeal has never been lost. READ NOW

Salud! Here's to a Fabulous, Fancy New Tequila Cocktail   The Salud is a little more complicated, but it is a fabulous example of modern mixology and an experiment in flavors. Tequila, sherry, pineapple, lime, passion fruit, and bitters all get thrown into the shaker to create it. Oh, did I forget to mentionabsinthe?  Silly me. READ NOW