Pineapple Campari Cocktail is a simple and refreshing Campari Drink recipe with a tropical flair. It’s a refreshing summer cocktail or perfect for the holidays.
This Campari Drink is easy enough to make for a casual beverage but there’s nothing casual about this beautiful drink making it fancy enough for any event.
This Pineapple Campari Cocktail is refreshing for summer sipping and the beautiful red color makes it perfect for the holidays.
What is Campari?
Campari is an alcoholic liqueur considered an apéritif obtained from the infusion of herbs and fruit in alcohol and water. It is bitter and characterized by its red color.
Classic Campari Cocktails
There are a lot of variations of any cocktail. However, good ole classic Campari Cocktails have very few ingredients. Here are the most common Campari Classic Cocktails.
Cocktail Name | Ingredients |
Campari Spritz | Campari, Prosecco (or other sparkling wine), soda water |
Negroni | Campari, sweet vermouth, gin |
Americano | Campari, sweet vermouth, soda water |
Boulevardier | Campari, sweet vermouth, bourbon or rye whiskey |
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Ingredients
- Campari – May substitute Aperol for a less bitter option
- Pineapple Juice – We use a fresh, not from concentrate variety.
- Vermouth – Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth is our preference.
- Angostura bitters – 1 or 2 shakes is all it takes.
Variations
Campari does have a bitter flavor. Aperol, another Italian apéritif, is a good substitution. Aperol is sweeter, less bitter, and has hints of burnt orange and herbs.
Both of these liqueurs are included in cocktails with orange, lemon, lime juices and garnishes.
Campari cocktails are also often combined with common alcohol such as gin, vodka, whiskey or bourbon, prosecco, or sparkling wine.
How to make a Campari Drink
- Fill a rocks glass with ice to chill while you mix the drink. You will discard this ice and refresh it with new ice before serving.
- Combine all of the drink ingredients and ice in a drink shaker. Shake aggressively until chilled.
- Add fresh ice to the glasses and pour the chilled drink into the glass, straining out and discarding the shaker ice.
- Serve.
Items you may need
- Cocktail Bartender Kit. We have this set and it includes the cocktail shaker needed to make this cocktail. The quality is very nice.
- Rocks Glass – Call us snobs, but drinks just taste better when you’re sipping from a nice glass.
We think that our Pineapple Campari Cocktail is perfect. Here’s why!
Pineapple juice is the perfect sweet balance to bitter Campari and adds a tropical flair.
The soft foam top provides a soft texture making it the perfect sipper.
If there’s anything that could be a problem is how easy it is to drink! I think it may have been called “Julie’s Downfall” at one time?
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Pineapple Campari Cocktail Recipe
Instructions
- Fill a rocks glass with ice to chill while you mix the drink.
- Combine all of the drink ingredients and ice in a drink shaker. Shake aggressively until chilled.
- Add fresh ice to the glasses and pour the chilled drink into the glass, straining out the shaker ice.
- Serve immediately.
Paige says
Wow, this looks super refreshing and I love Compari!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you!
Sandra Shaffer says
I have a bottle of Campari that has been underused, so I’m happy to find this cocktail with pineapple juice. Easy… and I have all the ingredients!
Julie Menghini says
Perfect! Thanks, Sandra!
Debi says
We bought a bottle of campari years ago (man that lasts a long time!). so I’m always on the lookout for stuff to do with it. This was delicious and the color is so pretty!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Debi! I have that bottle of Campari that’s got to be 2 years old already too LOL!
michele says
I wasnt sure about this at all… but a friend said I had to make it for card night and had used your recipe in the past…. boy was she right! This was delicious and kind of addicting! I loved being able to learn about all the tidbitss too! Cheers!
Julie Menghini says
Thanks, Michele! It would definitely make card night a whole lot of fun!
MICHAELA KENKEL says
That photo invited me right in! I grabbed the ingredients and shook these up for the hubs and me last night — SO GOOD! I am so excited I have more pineapple, I am making some tonight, too! 😉
Julie Menghini says
We love this one too!
Cynthia | What A Girl Eats says
I love herb-infused alcohol, like gin. This sounds wonderful and I like that it’s less bitter than aperol!!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Cynthia! This is one we make often!
Jesse says
An excellent cocktail. Give it a try!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Jesse!
Priya Lakshminarayan says
Looks so inviting..just what I need right now!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you!
Mirlene says
This look so refreshing and delicious. Very festive.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you!
Sunrita says
The colour and the combination of flavours.
Love this cocktail mix. Guess it is on the cards.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Sunrita!