Summer sunset cocktail because there is nothing quite like a beautiful summer sky during sunset!
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This drink just tastes like a beach vacation to me. The coconut and pineapple flavors together have a way of bringing me back to relaxing on vacation looking up at the beautiful summer sunset. Plus, rum reminds me of a tropical vacation. (or a pirate I guess) And its beautiful pink color looks just like the most spactular summer sunset.
This concoction mixes all the deliciously tropical flavors together to create that relaxing feeling in a glass!
Learn how to make this beautiful and delicious summer sunset cocktail and kick back and relax like you’re on vacation at the beach!
Summer Sunset Cocktail Ingredients
Malibu Rum
Pineapple Juice
Grapefruit Juice
Lemon Juice
Lemon rind for garnish (optional)
Black pokadot straw (optional but so fun!) I used these.
High Ball Glasses
About the Ingredients
Malibu Rum is a Caribean rum with a sweet coconut flavoring; giving a tropical flavor
Pineapple Juice adds to the tropical flavors and is bright yellow in color!
Grapefruit juice is of course a citrus fruit that provides a mildly sweet flavor with a pink tint; just like a breath taking summer sunset
Lemon Juice adds a touch of citrus and lightens up some of the harsher alcohol tastes. Plus the Lemon Rind adds the finishing touch of yellow to the summer sky at sunset
Summer Sunset Cocktail Recipe (2 drinks)
1)Add ice to High Ball Glass
2)Add 2 oz Malibu Rum, 2 oz Pineapple Juce, 4 oz Grapefruit Juice and 1 oz Lemon Juice
3)Stir until well mixed.
4)Add a Lemon Rind Ring to the top of the glass for garnish.
Garnish Tips
To create a Lemon Rind Ring, cut a Lemon round from a whole lemon. Carefully cut a slit in the round and the inside fleshy fruit away from the rind. Wrap the rind aound your finger or a swizzle stick and hold for a few seconds. The rind will hold the same of what you wrap it around.
Enjoy Responsibly!
Do you enjoy sipping on a delicious adult drink while reminesing about summer nights? So do we! Be sure to check out some of our favorite summer drinks like this Sweet Summer Time Cocktail, this Amazing Banana Daiquiri, or this Easy Cherry Limeade Cocktail
What is your favorite summer vacation cocktail?