VODKA-PINEAPPLE-PEÑO
If there was ever a cocktail to match my personality… this would be it.
It has been oh-so gloomy here in Winnipeg this week and it’s really putting a damper on my make-the-most-of-whats-left-of-summer vibes. Thankfully today and tomorrow are looking to be a little bit sunnier so I’ll be soaking it up while I can! Just 2 (un)official weekends left of summer means binge drink all the yummy cocktails you can get your hands on right? No? Kinda? Well if you’re like me, it means 2 weekends left to play around with summer recipes and then drink them out of your prettiest glasses. Or straight out of the pitcher, I mean whatever happens, happens. Still in that summer state of mind…
This past weekend at the lake (after a couple too many boat-bevy’s), I tried something out I’d been seeing all over Pinterest and drink recipe blogs for a while, but never yet took the plunge to make myself – jalapeño infused cocktails!
The cocktail I decided to go with is a new take on a classic and I like to call it the “Vodka-Pineapple-Peño”. It’s a little sweet & a little spicy – so basically, my personality in a cocktail – and it’s a fun twist added to an overall super easy cocktail (or mocktail) recipe! You’ll be finding me sipping these deep into September.
Scroll down for the recipe!
WHAT YOU NEED:
- 3-4 oz Vodka (substitute with soda water for an alcohol-free option)
- Pineapple juice
- 1 jalapeño pepper – sans seeds
- 1 pineapple round (see photo)
- 1/2 lime
- pinch of Cumin
- ICE, ICE, BABY
- cocktail shaker
- straw
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
- Throw a handful of ice, 4 jalapeño slices, 4 pineapple wedges, and juice of 1/2 lime into the shaker
- Pour in the vodka and twice the amount of Pineapple juice
- Add a pinch of Cumin to taste
- SHAKE IT UP!
- Pour in 2 glasses, garnish with leftover jalapeño slice and/or pineapple wedge and add a straw!
WORD OF CAUTION: Fully seed the peppers before putting them in this recipe, and use a straw to avoid sipping from the spot on the glass where the pepper was used as garnish – it got pretty lit when my lips touched this spot, and not lit in a good way!
