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Home » Cocktail Recipes » How To Make Pineapple Ginger Rum

How To Make Pineapple Ginger Rum

Published: Jul 14, 2019 · Modified: Apr 21, 2021 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Make a batch of this homemade infused Pineapple Ginger Rum at home so you can enjoy this amazing infused rum to make summer beach themed cocktail recipes like the Shell Beach Cocktail?

A decanter with homemade Pineapple Ginger Rum with the ingredients to make a Shell Beach Cocktail recipe
Homemade Pineapple Ginger Rum

Making your own infused rum is all the rage these days. So much so that the rum manufacturers have started offering fruit-infused rum to their customers.

a ½ gallon mason jar filled with the ingredients to make Pineapple Ginger Rum
How to make infused rum

Homemade Pineapple Ginger Rum

We all know homemade is better. When you make homemade fruit-infused rum to use in summer cocktail recipes you know exactly what goes into it.

It also doesn't have that fake artificial fruit flavoring because you have made it using fresh fruit.

What ingredients do you need to make pineapple ginger rum?

Homemade pineapple ginger rum is made with white rum and fresh pineapple, ginger root, citrus zest, and star anise that has been allowed to steep for two weeks before mixing into your favorite cocktail.

Pineapple ginger rum ingredients in individual bowls with a bottle of Bacardi white rum.
Pineapple Rum Ingredients
  • 750 ml bottle of Barcardi Superior White Rum
  • one fresh pineapple
  • fresh ginger root
  • whole star anise
  • orange zest
  • lime zest
  • lemon zest

How To Make Pineapple Ginger Rum

It is very easy to make pineapple ginger rum at home. All you need to do is put all of the ingredients into a jar and wait.

The waiting is the hardest part. You will need to infuse the rum, pineapple, ginger, star anise, and citrus zest for at least two weeks before you can use it as a cocktail mixer.

a glass measuring cup filled with fresh pineapple that has been cut into chunks

Fresh Pineapple

You will need one fresh ripe pineapple to make pineapple ginger rum.

Pick a pineapple that is at its peak of freshness. A sweet fresh pineapple will allow the rum to become infused with the sweetest pineapple flavor.

Think about how disappointing it is to bite into a piece of unripened pineapple. An unripe pineapple does not have a very sweet flavor. Therefore unripened pineapple will not impart the best pineapple flavor when steeping in rum.

How To Cut Fresh Pineapple Chunks

To prepare the pineapple start by cutting off the bottom and top of the pineapple. Lay the pineapple down on its side on a cutting board and cut it in half.

This makes the pineapple much less awkward to handle as you are slicing off the pineapple rind.

Carefully use a sharp knife to cut the rind off following the curve of the pineapple piece.

Remove the tough eyes from pineapple now before you slice it. This makes removing the pineapple eyes, where the seeds are so much easier than when you have thin pineapple slices to handle.

Slice each section of the peeled pineapple in 1-inch thick round slices. Then cut each slice into quarters.

Next, cut each point off from each quarter piece of pineapple slice to remove the tough core. Now cut each quarter into chunks.

Divide the pineapple pieces between two-quart mason jars, or fill a ½ gallon mason jar, as I have with all of the pineapple pieces.

If you don't have mason jars you can use a large bowl or a 2-quart food-grade plastic container.

Make sure the container you choose has enough room for the rest of the ingredients.

Chopped Fresh Ginger Root

Homemade Pineapple Ginger Infused Rum calls for ¾ cup of chopped ginger root.

Pick out a large aromatic knobby root of fresh ginger.

The skin should be smooth, it should feel firm and the piece of the ginger root should feel heavy for its size.

Avoid skimpy wrinkled pieces of fresh ginger. Ginger root with a rough wrinkly skin is past its prime.

The ginger root will be dry and lack most of the spicy peppery flavor we all love about fresh ginger root.

chopped fresh ginger root

Grow Fresh Ginger Root

Save the knobs on the ginger peel as you peel the ginger root for this infused rum recipe.

Plant the ginger root peels with knobs in a pot of moist soil. Keep the pot moist and in the shade. Soon you will have a pot full of fresh ginger root you can cook with. The flavor of freshly grown ginger is amazing.

Citrus Zest

This Pineapple Ginger Rum recipe uses a combination of citrus zest. You will need thin strips of orange, lemon and lime zest.

The only reliable zester I have ever used that will make long thin strips of citrus zest in one like this OXO Good Grips Lemon Zester .

orange, lemon and lime citrus zest in a white bowl.
Orange, lemon, and lime zest

It takes a little practice but once you get the hang of it you can drag it right through the citrus peel and the citrus peel will come off in long thin strips.

Infusing Rum with Fruit & Spices

Once you have the pineapple cut up into chunks, the fresh ginger roughly chopped and the citrus peel zested you are ready to put all of the ingredients into a container to steep with the rum.

Pineapple Ginger Infused Rum

How long to steep fruit with rum

The longer you allow the fruit and spices to steep in the rum the stronger the flavor will be. After a couple of days of steeping, you will notice that the rum starts to take on the color of the fruit.

The rum will also have started taking on the flavors of the pineapple, ginger, citrus and star anise. The flavors will be weak at this point. The longer you leave the rum to steep the stronger the flavors will be.

After two weeks of infusing the rum pour the contents of the jar through a fine-mesh strainer that has been placed over a large bowl to separate the solids from the liquids.

Pour the infused rum into quart size mason jars or another glass container. Keep the infused rum refrigerated until needed.

The fruit-infused rum will keep for a few weeks if kept refrigerated.

What kind of cocktails can you make with Pineapple Ginger Rum?

I used this pineapple ginger rum to make a fun beach theme inspired cocktail called the Shell Beach Cocktail.

You can use the homemade Pineapple Ginger Rum to make most cocktails that call for rum.

You can even create your own pineapple rum cocktail by changing up a few of the ingredients of one of your favorite rum cocktails.

Below are a couple of my own rum cocktails that would be perfect candidates to experiment with.

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Pineapple Ginger Rum Recipe

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How To Make Pineapple Ginger Rum

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Pineapple Ginger Rum is a homemade fruit infused rum that can be used to make the Shell Beach Cocktail or other favorite rum cocktails. 
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Prep Time 14 days d
Cook Time 0 minutes mins
Total Time 14 days d
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
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Servings 64 ounces
Calories 35 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 1 large pineapple (peeled and cut into chunks)
  • ¾ cup chopped fresh ginger root
  • 1 whole zest from one large orange
  • 1 whole zest from one lime
  • 1 whole zest from one lemon
  • 6 whole whole star anise
  • 750 ml bottle of Barcardi Superior White Rum
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Instructions 

  • Peel and cut the pineapple into chunks.
  • Peel and roughly chop the fresh ginger root.
  • Zest an orange, lemon and lime.
  • First place the pineapple pieces, ginger root, citrus zest and star anise into a large jar. Or divide the ingredeints between 2 wide mouth quart mason jars.
  • Once you have filled your container with all of the fruit, spices and citrus zest pour the entire 750 ml bottle of rum into the jar/jars. Cover the jar with a lid and shake the jar or you can also use a wooden spoon to mix the ingredients.
  • Place the jar in the refrigerator. Keep refrigerated for at least two weeks.
  • After two weeks pour the contents of the jar through a fine mesh strainer that has been placed over a large bowl.
  • Pour the infused rum into clean containers. Keep the Pineapple Ginger Rum refrigerated until ready to use.
  • Consume within 2 to 3 weeks.

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  • recipe slightly adapted from Louisiana Cooking
  • calories per shot glass is an estimate.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ounce | Calories: 35kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg
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