Welcome back to booze in the rocks my name is David Edwards and today
I'm going to make two versions of the Malibu bay breeze this and this i want
you to tell me which one is different and i have a reason for asking that but first this
all right so let's get into this i had a request for this recipe so you know what here it is and
one of the things I'm going to do is I'm going to make this and then I'm going to make a version
that I've seen made and i took me a while to figure out how they do it and they've done it
all for photography sake so it's kind of a trick in the way they're doing their marketing so i want
you to stick right to the end so you can see the difference in the way i make these two cocktails
which is supposed to be the same cocktail all right now this of course takes Malibu rum and of
course this stuff is still hard to get right now so I've still got half of a little taster bottle
and Malibu rum anyways was created in 1982 on now into curacao originally it had citrus flavors but
this one was specifically created for making pina coladas easier you know what it does a good job
of pina colada so you really can't go wrong with it they did a good job on that so let's get into
making this drink so what I'm going to do is I'm going to make it as per the recipe and we're going
to see how it turns out all right so the first thing we need is ice we need ice we need some ice
now we need two ounces of Malibu
two ounces of course works out to 60 milliliters
next we need a little bit of cranberry juice and I'm using some ocean spay creme ocean spray
cranberry juice here and I'll pick that up later you would think I'm in a rush but I'm not honestly
so we're going to use two ounces again
it's looking really really nice where's my it's over there that's where my problem is anyways the
other thing we need of course is some pineapple juice now i can't get real pineapples right now
but i do have some fresh pressed pineapple juice and the main ingredient on this is pineapple
actually there's no other ingredients it just says pineapple juice so that's a good sign so
what we're going to do is we're going to try and layer it like you see on the manufacturer's uh
website and videos I'm just gonna make it look as sort of as nice as i can
and i knew this was gonna happen as soon as i started it so just looking at it that's
pretty interesting it's layering kind of top to bottom now because the pineapple juice is heavier
and it has natural sugars and you know what we need a lime wheel just to make this look nice
but we're not done let me show you the nifty trick that people are pulling to make this
look good for pictures for you because you know what you deserve the truth and it took me a while
to figure it out when i looked at it so I'm just going to put that right here and we're
going to do this again in the same type of glass because i want to show that i'm not doing anything
different and I'm going to grab some ice we're gonna add another two ounces of the Malibu rum
oh look I've got just enough oh yeah so far everything's looking good now i'm going to
show you what we're going to do we're going to use one ounce of cranberry juice and now
we're going to use one ounce of roses grenadine because it matches the color
so what they're doing is people have been playing a trick on you so you're
not getting the proper flavor of a Malibu breeze because you're expecting something
to be just cranberry pineapple and coconut rum now you have the grenadine in there
a nice really vibrant red look now we're going to put in our two ounces of pineapple juice
and we're going to do the exact same thing we're going to sort of knock stuff over again
and we're going to just sort of layer this again
and there it is look at the difference look at the difference
you get a beautiful layer of uh of red with the pineapple juice on top and the reason that
happens is they're using the grenadine because of the specific gravity of the sugar that is in it
so what that does is it traps the and creates a heavier density of fluid than the pineapple
juice because the pineapple juice has no added sugars to it it's just a natural
natural juice with nothing added so that's where you're going to see that difference in marketing
but let's see how they taste what's the difference
so I'm going to give this a bit of a stir even when i stir them
totally different and the one with the grenadine comes out a little bit redder
smells good you get just a hint of the coconut
that is really good really really good you can't go wrong in a heartbeat with our
super hot weather i would be on the back deck the pool on a beach someplace
that could even be hiding inside in the air conditioning just enjoying it it is that good
but let's try this one now the color looks different i expect it'll be a
little sweeter because of the the grenadine
and you know what it is it overpowers the coconut rum almost completely so
you get a totally different flavor and a different taste it's sweeter you get a
little bit more pomegranate in there than you would have because of the ocean spray
they're both good I'd much rather go with this one especially because it's exactly as advertised and
I'm not hiding or doing anything strange to give me that interesting separation there what
i will do is i will put the ingredients in the method of how to make this one
down in the description down below if you think i should have done anything differently
leave a comment really I'd really appreciate it I'd like to see
what you guys think of this because i think that it should come as advertised right
but if you don't like a great coconut cocktail hit
the thumbs down button twice and we'll see you next time
making pina coladas easier and that was on the island curacao
and it originally had citrus flavors flavoring there