Here are all the best pineapple juice cocktails to make with this tropical fruit! Try everything from the margarita to mimosa.

Pineapple juice cocktails

There are lots of fruit juices that make great cocktails. But there’s nothing like the tropical flavor of pineapple juice to add nuance to mixed drinks! After making 200+ cocktail recipes, we’ve come to appreciate the fruity funkiness that only pineapple juice can add to a drink. There are many exciting ways to use this ingredient in drinks! Sure, you can go straightforward with the classic pairing of tequila and lime for a Pineapple Margarita. But you can also it in a supporting role to add nuance to a French Martini or the bittersweet Jungle Bird. Let’s get to mixing, shall we?

And now…the top pineapple juice cocktails to try!

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Pineapple margarita

Pineapple Juice Cocktails: Margarita & More!


  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 drink 1x

Description

Here’s one of the best pineapple juice cocktails…the pineapple margarita! This winning combination of pineapple, tequila and lime is a slam dunk.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 ½ ounces (3 tablespoons) tequila blanco or reposado
  • 2 ounces (¼ cup) pineapple juice
  • ¾ ounce (1 ½ tablespoons) Cointreau
  • ¾ ounce (1 ½ tablespoon) fresh lime juice
  • Kosher salt or flaky sea salt, for the rim (optional)
  • Ice, for serving (try clear ice)
  • For the garnish: pineapple wedge

Instructions

  1. Cut a notch in a lime wedge, then run the lime around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of salt (or for a festive look, use Margarita Salt).
  2. Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake until cold. Strain the margarita into the glass with the salted rim. Fill the glass with ice and serve.
  • Category: Drink
  • Method: Shaken
  • Cuisine: Cocktails
  • Diet: Vegan

Keywords: Pineapple juice cocktails, pineapple juice cocktail

About the authors

Sonja & Alex

Meet Sonja and Alex Overhiser: Husband and wife. Expert home cooks. Authors of recipes you'll want to make again and again.

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