Toucan Ben - a cocktail recipe by Michelle Hartsell Cocktail Engineer

If you've read enough of this blog's posts, then you know that I prefer to create cocktails that are served chilled but without ice.  This is because it preserves the flavor of the drink while you sip. My husband Ben came up with this one and served it to me one Friday evening after I got home from work - what a nice tropical surprise!  I really love it because it has the flavor of a pina colada but without as many calories.  Now if only I were enjoying this somewhere in the Caribbean...

Here's the recipe (makes 2 cocktails):

6 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice

4 oz pineapple rum
2 oz coconut rum (I recommend Malibu or Parrot Bay)
and a good squeeze of agave nectar

Shake or stir over ice and strain into a cocktail glass.  Garnish with a lime or pineapple wedge.

Cheers and Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there!

A match made in cocktail heaven: