It’s not possible to be in a funk — uptown or in any other case — when you’re sipping on certainly one of Bruno Mars’ Hollywood Colada cocktails and he solely shared the recipe within the newest challenge of Us Weekly.
“That is the drink I make for a pool day or a BBQ,” the 37-year-old Grammy winner says. “There’s no mixing, so should you’re [serving] lots of people, it’s a lot simpler than a basic piña colada.”
Mars calls the libation, which is presently on the menu at his pop-up SelvaRey Rum Bar on the Fairmont Orchid resort in his native Hawaii, a “refreshing” tackle the unique drink. Mars provides that the cocktail is “simply candy sufficient,” which received’t overwhelm drinkers with too sugar, so people are capable of “return for extra.”
Mars additionally explains the type of rum used within the Hollywood Colada is essential. “This one’s my go-to [beverage] as a result of our SelvaRey Coconut Rum is mild,” he says, referring to the alcohol model he co-owns with Marc Gold, Seth Gold and Robert Herzig. “Attempt it and inform me it’s not the perfect summertime drink!”
SelvaRey additionally pays tribute to the cocktail by way of its web site, calling it “trip in a glass” that may both be served blended or on the rocks.
SelvaRey Rum was first launched in 2014, providing 4 several types of rum from white to chocolate, and Mars ultimately got here aboard as a co-owner a couple of years later. The “Uptown Funk” singer and his Silk Sonic collaborator, Anderson. Paak, even created the model’s official jingle. In Could, Mars and his SelvaRey enterprise companions opened their branded bar contained in the Fairmont Orchid.
“The factor about SelvaRey is that it’s an awesome product with or with out me. It was an award-winning rum earlier than I helped get the phrase out,” he instructed Rolling Stone in June. “After I first tried SelvaRey, I used to be transported and impressed by the rum itself. I noticed it was potential to raise the rum drinks I liked. After I acquired to know the founders and got here on board, we created a glance that matched the style. We wish folks to expertise tropical luxurious with all the pieces SelvaRey places out.”
Maintain studying for Mars’ recipe to combine up one Hollywood Colada:
Elements:
1 oz SelvaRey Coconut Rum
1 oz pineapple juice
2 oz coconut water
Lime wedge
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Directions:
- Mix all components over ice and stir.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and luxuriate in!
