Kava Colada: Ruby Decoder

Name: Kava Colada: Ruby Decoder
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Fiji
Ingredients: 2 oz Fijian rum; 2 oz pineapple juice; 1 oz coconut cream; 1/2 oz lime juice; 1/2 oz pink grapefruit juice

Suva, Fiji Pacific/Fiji

History

A tropical island adaptation pairing Fiji’s modern rum tradition with coconut and pineapple. Despite the name, the recipe contains no ceremonial kava root. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Grapefruit introduces bracing bitterness and a clean, ruby-toned snap.

Rum · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

12 oz Fijian rum
22 oz pineapple juice
31 oz coconut cream
41/2 oz lime juice
51/2 oz pink grapefruit juice

Method

01Shake with crushed ice and pour unstrained into a tall glass.
02Add grapefruit with the citrus or mixer and prepare as directed.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.