Kava Colada: Smoke Screen

Name: Kava Colada: Smoke Screen
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Fiji
Ingredients: 2 oz Fijian rum; 2 oz pineapple juice; 1 oz coconut cream; 1/2 oz lime juice; 1 pinch smoked sea salt

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: Smoked salt sharpens the base spirit while suggesting a distant getaway fire.

Rum · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

12 oz Fijian rum
22 oz pineapple juice
31 oz coconut cream
41/2 oz lime juice
51 pinch smoked sea salt

Method

01Shake with crushed ice and pour unstrained into a tall glass.
02Mix in a very small pinch of smoked salt and garnish as directed.

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