Cachaça Piña Colada
A creamy and sweet cocktail ∙ Blend ∙ 4 min ∙ 7.7% ABV ∙
The Cachaça Piña Colada splits the base between white rum and cachaça, blended with pineapple juice, cream of coconut and lime into a thick colada.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Add all ingredients and crushed ice to the blender: White rum 30 mlCachaça 30 mlPineapple juice 90 mlCream of coconut 20 mlLime juice 15 mlSugar syrup 15 ml
- Blend until smooth and frothy
- Pour into the chilled hurricane glass
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry
Tips
- Shake or stir the cream of coconut can before measuring, since it separates and settles at the bottom.
History
The Cachaça Piña Colada is a modern riff on the classic Piña Colada that splits the base between white rum and Brazilian cachaça, giving the drink a grassier, more vegetal edge — a home-bartending and recipe-site variation rather than a bar-attributed invention.
FAQ
Can you make a Piña Colada with cachaça?
Yes. This version splits the spirit between white rum and cachaça instead of using rum alone, which gives the classic a grassier, Brazilian edge.
What are the ingredients in this cachaça Piña Colada?
30 ml white rum, 30 ml cachaça, 90 ml pineapple juice, 20 ml cream of coconut, 15 ml lime juice and 15 ml sugar syrup. It is blended with crushed ice until smooth and frothy.
Is cachaça basically rum?
Not quite, though the two are close relatives. Both are sugarcane spirits, but rum is typically distilled from molasses and cachaça from fresh-pressed sugarcane juice. That gives cachaça a grassier, more vegetal taste, which comes through clearly next to the white rum in this recipe.
How strong is this cachaça Piña Colada?
About 7.7% ABV. The pineapple juice, cream of coconut and blended ice add a lot of volume and water, so it is much lighter than a spirit-forward cocktail.
