National Piña Colada Day: Celebrate with a Vodka Piña Colada!

Raise your (hurricane) glass and toast to National Piña Colada Day!

Every year on 10 July, in the U.S. and around the world, cocktail lovers raise a glass to National Piña Colada Day. And we get it. When it comes to creamy tropical drinks, there’s nothing quite like a Piña Colada. It’s one of the creamiest, most iconic tropical cocktails of all time.

To celebrate National Piña Colada Day this year, we’re going to give you two twists on a classic Piña Colada using vodka! “What?!”. That’s right, we’re going to show you how to make two incredible Piña Coladas with vodka instead of light rum. But, as if that wasn’t enough, we’re going to use two flavored vodkas.

Trust us, if you like Piña Coladas, you’re gonna love these.

Spooky Colada

Even though it’s not Halloween, we’re including this drink because it’s so tasty, it’s scary. Yes, it’s a favorite here at Absolut.

The Spooky Colada mixes 1-part Absolut Lime, 1-part Malibu, 2-parts Coconut Cream, 1-parts Lime Juice, 2-parts Pineapple Juice, and a few dashes of Aromatic Bitters.

Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker, fill to the top with ice cubes and get shaking until your shaker is ice-cold.

Next, fill a Highball Glass with ice cubes. Not sure what cocktail glassware to use? Check out our article on the different types of cocktail glassware.

Finally, strain the cocktail through a strainer directly into your glass. If you don’t know which type of strainer to use, see our article on essential cocktail tools for mixologists.

Now it’s time to sip and enjoy!

Coconut Colada Grove

Next up it’s the Coconut Colada Grove. Are you ready for this? Just like a traditional Piña Colada, this cocktail features coconut cream and pineapple juice but instead of the light rum it uses Absolut Passionfruit. MIND-BLOWN!

But we’re not stopping there, we’re also adding some lime juice to the mix. Oh yeah! This Piña Colada variation boasts a wonderful zesty quality thanks to the lime juice and lovely tartness from the Passionfruit Vodka. It works so well with the luscious coconut cream and acidity from the pineapple juice.

The Coconut Colada Grove is another blended drink. So, grab your blender, and add 1 and half parts Absolut Passionfruit, 3 and quarter parts Pineapple Juice, 1 part Coconut Cream and quarter of a part Lime Juice.

Once blended, strain directly into a Hurricane Glass (c’mon, it’s a Piña Colada – you gotta use a Hurricane Glass!).

To finish, garnish with a twist of lime.

There it is! Two amazing vodka versions of a Piña Colada. Sip and enjoy!

Cheers to National Piña Colada Day!

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