Mr. Bali Hai

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Hands down one of the biggest crowd pleasers you’ll find. The pairing of pineapple and coffee is extremely tasty and easy to drink. Definitely consider this one if you’re hosting a party and are looking to both impress and please your guests.

We prefer making this cocktail with lime juice instead of lemon as it cuts through the sweetness of the rest of the ingredients. The original recipe calls for 1oz / 30ml of lemon juice. It works with both, though, so it's up to you to pick your favorite!

The original recipe used a coffee-infused brandy instead of Mr. Black.

If Mr. Black is hard to find in your area, you have a couple of options (see next slide).

If other coffee liqueurs are available to you (like Kahlúa): Slightly increase the measurement of coffee liqueur and do away with the simple syrup, as most coffee liqueur brands tend to be sweeter. Kahlúa leans towards cacao, but pineapple and chocolate is also a great pairing! 

Make your own coffee liqueur! You can try making it with different spirits (vodka, rum, or even bourbon) and tailor it to your own palate. 

This cocktail is named after a statue that sits at the entrance of the Bali Hai restaurant in San Diego, USA.

The name Bali Hai comes from the 1949 musical South Pacific: it is a mystical island which is off-limits to the troops stationed there for World War II.

The fictional location is based on the real island of Ambae, in Vanuatu, to the east of Australia. It is meant to represent a not-so-distant but always unattainable place of innocence and happiness.

In the 1958 film adaptation, Mount Makana, on the north shore of Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi, was used to represent Bali Hai. The name has stuck and it is still used to this day.