Safari Cocktail - Mount Kenya Safari Club

Submitted by ElaineAnn

"This sounds like fun!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 8 slices fresh pineapple
• 1⁄2 cup of fresh mint, chopped
• 4 ounces vodka
• green food coloring (optional)
• 8 green cherries, for garnish
• 8 pineapple chunks, for garnish
• 8 mint leaves, for garnish

directions

1. Place the pineapple slices in a bowl and sprinkle with the chopped mint.
2. Pour the vodka over top and refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. Half an hour before serving, run cocktail glasses under cold water and place in the freezer,
4. Just before serving, purée the vodka-pineapple-mint mixture in a blender with a little green food coloring. Pour into frosted glasses.
5. Garnish with a mint leaf and a cube of fresh pineapple and a green cherry on a pick.