HAWAII Magazine reader Nancy Slater emailed us requesting the recipe for a cocktail she enjoyed while on Oahu:
 
Would you have the recipe for a cocktail called a key lime colada? We had them at Ko Olina Resort this past summer and they are awesome.

You ask. We answer.

The drink you are referring to is available at the Marriott Ko Olina Resort’s Kolohe’s Beach Bar & Grill, which was kind enough to share the recipe with us. Although you won’t be drinking it in Hawaii, Nancy, we're hoping the recipe you asked for (and a new one from us, for other HawaiiMagazine.com readers) brings back memories of your time in the Islands.

Kolohe's key lime colada recipe is a variation on the old tropical favorite, the piña colada. In order to make this dessert-inspired cocktail Kolohe’s way, you will need a few basic ingredients and a blender.


1 oz. vanilla rum
1 to ¾ oz. Keke Beach Key Lime Cream liqueur
1 splash piña colada mix and pineapple juice
1 cup of ice

The key to the Ko Olina key lime colada is the use of vanilla rum and fresh pineapple juices. If you don’t have access to fresh pineapples, store bought pineapple juice will do in a pinch.

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