Honolulu Cooler

by Jen

You don’t often hear about the Honolulu Cooler these days. In fact, you may never have heard of it at all. But if you like pineapple, lime and peach with not a whole lot of alcohol kick, this is one you definitely need to try. The Honolulu Cooler also inspires creative presentation – it’s exactly the sort of cocktail that deserves an umbrella, sparklers, of skewered fruit pieces on a long toothpick.

Unlike most of the cocktails you’ll find here, the Honolulu Cooler is great served at room temperature or chilled, making it one of those rare cocktails you can whip up in a hurry when you’ve just gotten your ingredients home from the store. It’s a perfect after dinner drink, or even dessert replacement.

The Honolulu Cooler

1 jigger Southern Comfort
Juice from 1/2 lime
Pineapple Juice

Fill a tall (Collins) glass with ice. Pour in the lime juice and Southern Comfort. Then pour in your pineapple juice and stir.

Go for Savory

If you don’t opt to drink your Honolulu Cooler all by itself, savory is the flavor you want in your meal or snack. Spicy, salty, whatever – as long as it’s got strong flavor. Applewood smoked bacon is wonderful with a sweet drink like this: use it to make Bacon Roll-Ups or bacon quesadillas. Or try out this vintage recipe from an old 1960s Southern Comfort brochure:

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