The Swiss skis Brienzer Breeze

And for Bandanini and Bandanettes out there asking… Jocktails takes a deeper dive into the Swiss skis Brienzer Breeze.

The amethyst-coloured cocktail served up this week by our Interlaken amis with a little help from Scotts Kitchen in Edinburgh.

Now the BB as we’re now christening it is a twist on the old favourite, the Hawaiian Seabreeze.

Which, of course, was on your Bandanaman’s list of go-to drinks for our Saturday evening Jocktails ritual back in Ireland.

A twist on an old favourite

Of course, we’re always curious to find new drinks.

And we were further prompted by interest from Cocktail Apprentice, the Son and Heir.

And so this is what you’ll be needing and we know you have it lying around the house.

Ingredients:

1 and a half ounces of vodka

1 oz blue curacao

Half an ounce of coconut cream

Half an ounce of white rum

Two ounces of pineapple juice

Ice

Pineapple slice

And sparkling water to top it off.

So for the magic:

Prepare a highball or hurricane glass with ice to chill it.

Shake in a cocktail shaker and combine the vodka, white rum, blue curacao, cream of coconut and pineapple juice.

Before adding a handful of ice to it.

Shaking it vigorously for about 15-20 seconds to mix and chill everything.

Strain the cocktail mixture into the glass over fresh ice and garnish.

With a slide of pineapple, a cherry or lemon slice.

Find a mate, book a raft or a hot tub to go out on Lake Brienzer, Interlaken… and enjoy.

And, of course, for details of how to get there, where to stay and what to do.