Carnival Colada Recipes

Steps:

• Add 3 to 4 ice cubes to a cocktail shaker, plus the lime juice, pineapple juice, coconut milk and honey. Cover and shake to dissolve the honey and chill the drink. Strain into a 15- to 20-ounce hurricane glass filled with crushed ice. Top off with the seltzer. Spear the maraschino cherries and pineapple wedges on a cocktail pick for the garnish.

Steps:

• Combine 5 ounces orange-pineapple juice, 2 ounces reposado tequila and 1 ounce cream of coconut in a shaker with ice and shake until cold, about 20 seconds. Strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a pineapple wedge.

Steps:

• Combine the rum, vanilla bean, allspice and peppercorns in a 64-ounce jar. Shake well and store out of the sunlight for 3 days, shaking once a day if possible.
• Strain the rum, discarding the peppercorns and allspice (the vanilla bean can be saved and reused). Return the spiced rum to the jar and add the pineapple juice and lime juice. Put the coconut milk and cream of coconut in a blender and blend until smooth and thick. Pour into the jar and add the bitters. Stir or shake well to combine. Refrigerate until cold, at least 3 hours or up to 3 days.
• To serve, shake the jar again (the drink will naturally separate). Pour into glasses filled with ice and garnish with lime slices.