VIDEO: Grilled pineapple daiquiri recipe

This tiki-inspired twist on the daiquiri is sure to impress at your next pool party.

Grilled pineapple daiquiri recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 pineapple
• 1 cup demerara sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 ounces dark rum
• 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1 ounce Clément Creole Shrubb (or Cointreau)
• Dash Angostura bitters

Directions:

1. Peel the pineapple, and cut out 3 rings.
2. Make a simple syrup: In a saucepan over high heat, add 1 cup of sugar with a 1/2 cup of water.
3. Add 2 pineapple rings to the saucepan to create caramelization.
4. Grill the caramelized pineapple rings for a slightly charred look.
5. Add the grilled pineapple back to the syrup.
6. Heat the syrup to a simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Remove the pineapple, and let cool.
8. In a shaker with ice, combine the syrup, rum, Creole Shrubb, lime juice and bitters.
9. Shake hard, strain into a Collins glass with ice, and then garnish with the third pineapple ring.

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