There's a dearth of good cocktail recipes online that make use of coconut milk. That's where I had to go to source this drink. So we can't lay blame a the feet of my usual sources. No, the Dr. Feelgood was lifted from the internet (Alex's Cocktail Recipes). That said, this looked the most palatable on paper, which isn't saying much. There are a lot of nasty sounding cocktails online with coconut milk as an ingredient. That is, unless your tastes are in line with current cocktail vogue and prefer thick sweetness in an up glass.
Is this unappetizing-looking? Perhaps it's the context from which we recently debarked, but I found it challenging just to look at. On tasting, The Partner and I agreed: it's essentially a thin pina colada. But only a single shot of vodka up against nearly 6 oz. of fruit juice will do that. One was all we could stand. No need to rush to try this one. Unless you're looking for a "dietetic" bev, have some light coconut milk on hand, and can't stand the thought of putting money in Bethenny Frankel's pockets by purchasing Skinnygirl anything, then this could be a lighter choice than a real pina.
Dr. Feelgood*
3 oz. coconut milk
3 oz. pineapple juice
1 oz. vodka
1/4 oz. lime juice
Shake and serve with a lime wheel as garnish.
*: Measurements were originally in ml's. So I converted and actually used about 2-2.5 oz. of juices.
I was the person who uploaded this recipe to Alex's now closed site. I won't deny it is a lot like Piña Colada, although that wasn't the stating point. My objective was to make something with coconut milk that exceeded the some of it parts, at least to my taste. I have since discovered there is another cocktail with the same name. Of course, I prefer mine. Thank you for keeping it alive on the internet Doug.
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