Simple Piña Colada

Some drinks earn their place not through novelty, but through pure, unapologetic pleasure. The Piña Colada is one of those drinks. Creamy, tropical, and instantly transporting, it's the kind of cocktail that reminds you why cocktails exist in the first place.

Our version starts with Landlocked Roast Pineapple Rum — a spirit that takes the classic tropical profile somewhere altogether more interesting. Where a standard white rum brings a clean, neutral base, Landlocked Roast Pineapple brings depth: the sweetness of ripe pineapple deepened by the warmth of roasting, with a rich, caramelised edge that lingers. It's pineapple as it tastes at the end of summer — sun-kissed and full of life.

Paired with cream of coconut and a splash of fresh pineapple juice, the result is a Piña Colada that feels familiar but somehow more complete. The cream of coconut brings that signature velvety body, while the pineapple juice adds brightness and keeps things from becoming too heavy. Shake it hard for a smooth, frothy finish, or blend it with ice for something thicker and more indulgent — both work beautifully.

Serve it tall in a highball, garnish with a pineapple frond, and let the weekend begin whenever you feel like it.

THE RECIPE