Piña Verde

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (57 ratings)

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1 12 oz Pineapple juice
34 oz Cream of coconut (e.g. Coco Lopez, Re'al etc.)
12 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
Read about cocktail measures and measuring

Garnish: Mint sprigs bouquet

How to make:

BLEND all ingredients with scoop crushed ice.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Review:

Green Chartreuse blended with coconut and pineapple – yummm.

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AKA: Greenya Colada and Chartreuse Colada

History:

'Green Pineapple' in Spanish, the Piña Verde was created by Erick Gastro at his Polite Provisions bar in San Diego, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Piña Verde contains 230 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 14.17% alc./vol. (14.17° proof)
  • 18.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Jurre Jansma’s Avatar Jurre Jansma
7th October 2024 at 10:45
SO sooo crushable. I made it with Boomsma Cloosterlikeur as a sub for GC. As this is lower in ABV I reduced the amount of coconut syrup and added some Wray & Nephew for some func.
• 60 mL Boomsma Cloosterlikeur
• 15 mL Wray & Nephew Overproof rum
• 10 mL coconut syrup
• 15 mL lime juice
• 45 mL pineapple juice
Jurre Jansma’s Avatar Jurre Jansma
7th October 2024 at 10:47
Brett Luttrell’s Avatar Brett Luttrell
23rd March 2024 at 00:10
Can anyone advise how many ounces of ice constitutes a "scoop"?
5th September 2024 at 17:56
I wanted to get this solved once and for all, especially because I don't have an ice scoop.

(I've used an AI to generate this, it would be great if someone could run a little experiment to confirm if this is accurate!)

## Crushed Ice in a 7 oz Scoop

A standard 7 oz cocktail scoop holds approximately 200-250 grams of loosely packed crushed ice[1][2].

When filled, a 7 oz scoop contains around 1 cup of crushed ice. The exact weight can vary depending on how tightly the ice is packed in the scoop[3].

As a general guideline:

- 1 cup of loosely packed crushed ice weighs around 113-142 grams (4-5 oz)[1]
- 1 cup of more densely packed crushed ice weighs around 170 grams (6 oz)[2]

So in summary, a full 7 oz cocktail scoop will hold 200-250 grams of crushed ice, with the exact amount depending on how much the ice is compressed when scooping.

Citations:
[1] How many grams are in a cup of crushed ice? - Answers https://qa.answers.com/food-ec/How_many_grams_are_in_a_cup_of_crushed_ice
[2] Ice, crushed density - kg-m3.com https://kg-m3.com/material/ice-crushed
[3] Crushed ice questions - quantities & storage : r/cocktails - Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/ghmu7o/crushed_ice_questions_quantities_storage/
[4] Ice Weight Calculator https://calculator.academy/ice-weight-calculator/
[5] Ice, crushed volume to weight conversion - Aqua-Calc https://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/volume-to-weight/substance/ice-coma-and-blank-crushed
[6] Ice, crushed weight to volume conversion - Aqua-Calc https://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/weight-to-volume/substance/ice-coma-and-blank-crushed
[7] Bittersweet & Bold: The Old Fashioned Cocktail – Rare Bird 101 https://rarebird101.com/2020/11/17/bittersweet-bold-the-old-fashioned-cocktail/
[8] Manhattan Cocktail - Low Carb & Low Sugar https://thekitchenmagpielowcarb.com/manhattan-cocktail-low-carb-low-sugar/
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
23rd March 2024 at 07:49
For the size of ice scoup and how to use the and much more on ingredient measures, please click “measures and measuring” just under the recipe above.
3rd September 2023 at 23:55
Wanted to make but didnt have chartreuse so subbed tequila. Didn’t find it sweet enough so added a passion fruit syrup float on top. Super good but would like to make the actual cocktail as well.
Eric Gerber’s Avatar Eric Gerber
17th December 2022 at 23:36
Made this with Yellow Chartreuse and Lemon instead of Green and Lime... a piña amarilla if you will. Like it better than the piña colada.
Kim  Josefsen’s Avatar Kim Josefsen
23rd September 2024 at 15:54
Just tried this and I found the chartreuse kind of drowned in the coconut and pineapple. Would either up the chartreuse next time or maybe reduce the lime, cream of coconut and pineapple juice.
Fernando Yu’s Avatar Fernando Yu
13th February 2022 at 07:56
Wow the Green Chartreuse and the lack of rum really gives this a different profile. Very refreshing!