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With its bright color and candied tang, pineapple juice is an excellent cocktail ingredient. As with all things sweet and canned, however, it’s best to use a lighter touch.

This summery tequila drink comes to us from Natalie Migliarini, cocktail guru @BeautifulBooze and no stranger to pineapple's potential. She balances a relatively small pour of juice with tart lime, a generous splash of bitters, and Añejo tequila. The result is bright and fun, with just enough tropical sweetness to remind you it’s always summer somewhere. A lot like pineapples, actually.

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces Añejo tequila, such as Los Arango
  • 1 ounce pineapple juice
  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • ½ ounce simple syrup
  • 5 dashes aromatic bitters

Directions

  1. Put all ingredients except bitters into a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Shake hard to chill and combine.
  3. Strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice.
  4. Top with aromatic bitters.

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Updated: 2018-05-31

The candied tang of pineapple juice enlivens this tequila cocktail from Natalie Migliarini, also featuring fresh lime and aromatic bitters. Get the recipe here — it's always summer somewhere.

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