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Piña Verde

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (94)
Piña Verde image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1 1⁄2 fl oz Pineapple juice
3⁄4 fl oz Cream of coconut (e.g. Coco Lopez, Re'al etc.)
1⁄2 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

Read about cocktail measures and measuring

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Libbey Tiki 13.5oz

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of mint sprigs bouquet.

Method

  1. BLEND all ingredients with 7oz scoop of crushed ice.
  2. POUR into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Piña Verde contains 272 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 17.65% alc./vol. (35.29° proof)
  • 19.5 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

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

More cocktails by Erick Castro

Review

Green Chartreuse blended with coconut and pineapple – yummm.

AKA: Greenya Colada and Chartreuse Colada

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Comments & Discussion

Morten Carlsbaek Premium Member
surprisingly good, amazing how wild green chartreuse is complemented positively by the other ingredients

anyway, I would say a bit more creme of coconut is needed, at least here in Denmark where our imported pineapple itn't that sweet (I make my own pineapple juice)

so - do try this cocktail and adjust it, untill you hit your balance
score: 2
Jurre Jansma
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
score: 3
Jurre Jansma
Made it into a new recipe: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/30591/nuclear-pina-colada
score: 2
Brett Luttrell Premium Member
Can anyone advise how many ounces of ice constitutes a "scoop"?
score: 2
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
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.
score: 0
Stefano Lucente
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/
score: 0
Vasiliy Zakharov
We in Russia have always been puzzled about "how many ounces of ice in a scoop of ice", as well as about the usual for you "cup of ice", but, we thought that these are understandable and familiar concepts for the Western world. Like inches and pounds. And it turns out, no?
score: 1
Deidre Smith
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.
score: 1
Eric Gerber
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.
score: 1
Kim Josefsen Premium Member
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.
score: 1
Kim Josefsen Premium Member
Just tried this with Strega instead of Yellow Chartreuse, that worked really well.
score: 1
Fernando Yu
Wow the Green Chartreuse and the lack of rum really gives this a different profile. Very refreshing!
score: 2

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