A serendipitous discovery
Feb. 8th, 2009 07:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missroseroseOne of these posts, I need to get around to an actual narrative-style life-type update. But this was such a puzzlingly perfect discovery that I needed to put it up for posterity:
Pineapple Lifesaver
1 part Van Gogh Pineapple Flavored Vodka
1/2 part 99 Peaches
1/2 part sour mix
Simply Lemonade
Build over ice in a short glass; fill with lemonade and stir. Coat both sides of a grapefruit wheel with sugar; garnish and serve.
This was one of those strange accidents that just turned out oddly perfect. I was flipping through a book of drink recipes and came across one called "Cheap Sunglasses" that involved pineapple vodka and a couple other ingredients I had sitting around. However, I had no 7up or Midori, and I had some lemonade in the fridge, so I ended up making the concoction listed above. I tasted it and thought "Hey, this is good, it's kind of tropical tasting." So I handed it to Brian to taste, and his reaction was...
"This tastes exactly like a pineapple Lifesaver."
And I tried it again, and wow, was he right.
I can't vouch for the perfect-ness of the taste matchup should you use other brands, which is why I put them down rather than using generic "lemonade" and "peach schnapps". However, it's really quite a delicious summery drink, so I heartily recommend trying it yourself. And if it tastes exactly like a pineapple Lifesaver, so much the better.
Pineapple Lifesaver
1 part Van Gogh Pineapple Flavored Vodka
1/2 part 99 Peaches
1/2 part sour mix
Simply Lemonade
Build over ice in a short glass; fill with lemonade and stir. Coat both sides of a grapefruit wheel with sugar; garnish and serve.
This was one of those strange accidents that just turned out oddly perfect. I was flipping through a book of drink recipes and came across one called "Cheap Sunglasses" that involved pineapple vodka and a couple other ingredients I had sitting around. However, I had no 7up or Midori, and I had some lemonade in the fridge, so I ended up making the concoction listed above. I tasted it and thought "Hey, this is good, it's kind of tropical tasting." So I handed it to Brian to taste, and his reaction was...
"This tastes exactly like a pineapple Lifesaver."
And I tried it again, and wow, was he right.
I can't vouch for the perfect-ness of the taste matchup should you use other brands, which is why I put them down rather than using generic "lemonade" and "peach schnapps". However, it's really quite a delicious summery drink, so I heartily recommend trying it yourself. And if it tastes exactly like a pineapple Lifesaver, so much the better.
