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Bahia

Name: Bahia
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 75 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Cream of coconut; 90 ml Pineapple juice; 1&frasl;4 barspoon Xanthan gum (E415)

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Ingredients
2 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Cream of coconut (e.g. Coco Lopez, Re'al etc.)
3 fl oz	Pineapple juice
¹⁄₄ barspoon	Xanthan gum (E415) (optional)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge, Luxardo Maraschino Cherry and mint sprigs.

Method

DRY BLEND (without ice) first 3 ingredients on slow setting and then gradually add Xanthan gum while continuing to blend.
Add 7oz scoop of crushed ice and BLEND some more.
POUR into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet and pineapple wedge skewered with cherry on rim.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

23.7 grams of pure alcohol

History

Bahia is one of Brazil's 26 states. It is also a pre-Prohibition drink containing dry vermouth, sherry, absinthe and bitters. This more recent Piña Colada-style offering has more mass market appeal.

Review

If you like Piña Coladas but are too embarrassed to order one then this drink is for you.

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Makes a minimum of 10 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Dan Casselman 1y

Very easy to drink and to make, AND it has a lot of Rum. I did split the Rum between Havana Club and Cachaça (since Bahia is a Brazilian state). Not overly complex but a nice hot day deck drink. I can see where just Cachaça would be great too.

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