Coctel Nacional recipe
White rum, apricot brandy, pineapple juice and lemon juice, stirred over ice in a highball glass, garnished with a slice of lemon.
By Kris Barton · Updated - 2 mins total
- 5 ingredients
- Highball glass
What Ingredients do you need to make a Coctel Nacional?
White Rum
All Rum is made from fermenting and then distilling sugar cane molasses or sugar cane juice, but White Rum has an ageing process that makes the liquor clear.
Rum is usually aged, and the container it’s aged in has a big say in its colour.
In bourbon or other wooden casks, the rum turns a dark brown colour, but in stainless steel tanks it stays colourless. Rum that’s been aged in wood can also be filtered to take the colour out.
White Rum is clear because it’s aged in stainless steel, or filtered after ageing.
Pretty cool, huh?
Pineapple Juice
Pineapple Juice is a great mixer for cocktails because it’s tasty and packs a big punch in the flavour department.
In cocktails, Pineapple Juice is often used in more exotic, summer cocktails to help set those pool-side vibes.
And it works great!
For Pineapple Juice, we recommend:
What Equipment do you need to make a Coctel Nacional?
Highball Glass
Highball Glasses are the most common glasses in the cocktail world. You can put most cocktails in there from the Long Island Iced Tea to a Bay Breeze.
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Recipe card
Coctel Nacional
- Prep
- 1 min
- Making
- 1 min
- Total
- 2 mins
- Serves
- 1
- Glass
- Highball glass
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink.
Method
- Add ice, white rum, apricot brandy, pineapple juice, and lemon juice to a highball glass.
- Gently stir.
- Garnish with a slice of lemon.
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Coctel Nacional FAQs
What Ingredients do you need to make a Coctel Nacional?
To make a Coctel Nacional, you need 50ml / 1.7oz white rum, 25ml / 0.8oz apricot brandy, 100ml / 3.4oz pineapple juice and 10ml / 0.3oz lemon juice, plus a slice of lemon to garnish. There’s more about white rum and pineapple juice above.
What Equipment do you need to make a Coctel Nacional?
You’ll need a highball glass.
What alcohol is in a Coctel Nacional?
A Coctel Nacional contains 50ml / 1.7oz white rum and 25ml / 0.8oz apricot brandy.
Is a Coctel Nacional shaken or stirred?
A Coctel Nacional is stirred, not shaken. It’s made straight in a highball glass: add the ingredients over ice and stir.
What glass is a Coctel Nacional served in?
Serve a Coctel Nacional in a highball glass.
How do you garnish a Coctel Nacional?
Garnish a Coctel Nacional with a slice of lemon.
How do I make a Coctel Nacional for a group?
The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 200ml white rum, 100ml apricot brandy, 400ml pineapple juice and 40ml lemon juice.
