POG Punch Hawaiian Cocktail
Turn a traditional POG juice into an exciting POG Punch Hawaiian Cocktail! This holiday punch will delight your guests and add a little tropical flair to your dinner party this week.
Aloha!
As many of you already know, I’ve been in Hawaii the last couple weeks. Some friends of ours decided to get married on Maui and we just had to go.
Honestly, I wish more of my friends would get married in Hawaii… If you have wedding plans in some tropical paradise and are looking for a matron-of-honor, I’m your girl.
Thanks to my wonderful parents, the kids stayed home and my hubby and I had some desperately needed alone time. Here are some of the beautiful views we experienced in a calm child-free environment.
One of our goals was to take in as much local food as humanly possible. (Serious resolutions coming in January.) Although we had plenty of hoity-toity spaghetti-strap dinners, we also hit all the dives known to draw locals.
It seems like every restaurant in Hawaii serves a beverage called POG. That is, Passion Fruit-Orange-Guava juice, for us mainlanders. After tasting POG juice, my mind was an explosion of ideas. Of course it tastes great on it’s own, but POG could be more. So much more.
You can buy premixed POG on every island in Hawaii, but mainlanders will most likely have to mix it themselves.
POG Juice: 2 parts Passion Fruit Juice, 2 parts Pink Guava Nectar, 1 part Orange Juice.
To turn this exotic fruity beverage into the perfect holiday punch, I simply added Malibu Rum (coconut flavored) and champagne. For a kiddie cocktail you could add ginger ale or club soda.
This POG Punch Hawaiian Cocktail is a new favorite in our house and a sure hit at our Christmas gathering. Forget “Let it Snow,” we sang “Mele Kalikimaka” all evening long!
What’s the Best Way to Serve POG Punch?
When serving POG Punch, you can opt for either a punch bowl or a drink dispenser that’s large enough to account for big crowds. I love the Viski Punch Bowl Set ($75 on Amazon) but this 3.5 gallon dispenser is another great option that costs a little less (around $55).
More Brilliant Beverage Ideas:
Negroni Italian Cocktail ~ Bell’ Alimento
Vermontucky Lemonade ~ Smitten Kitchen
Cranberry Ginger Mulled Wine ~ All Day I Dream About Food
POG Punch Hawaiian Cocktail
Ingredients
For the POG Juice:
- 3 cups pink guava nectar juice
- 3 cups passion fruit juice
- 1 1/2 cups orange juice
For the POG Punch Hawaiian Cocktail:
- 7 1/2 cups POG juice
- 10 ounces Malibu Rum
- 750 ml dry champagne
- Ice
- Fresh tropical fruit for garnish
Instructions
- In a large punch bowl, mix the ingredients for the POG juice.
- Add the rum and champagne and garnish with fresh tropical fruit. Add ice if needed.
- To make by the glass, mix 3/4 cup POG, 1 oz Malibu Rum, and 1/3 cup champagne. Stir and add ice.
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What a fun cocktail :) And gorgeous travel photos! Looks like you had a great time.
looks like heaven to me!
Wow!! How long were you there? I used to live in Hawaii in the early 90’s. What a wonderful way to spend time with hubby. Glad you had fun, and I look forward to more vacation posts soon.
That looks like such a perfectly refreshing drink :)
OH my gosh did I ever need a dose a beautiful sunshine right now! How gorgeous!
I’m getting old … killed too many brain cells … but somehow, despite living in Hawaii for three years, I forgot all about POG.
What’s the deal with POG caps? Or, was the deal? There was a certain brand of POG juice that came in a bottle with a special cap, maybe something silly written inside it. And kids would collect them. Or use them for checkers or something. Going to have to look that up.
Anyhoo, thanks for giving my brain a kick start this morning. Cheers and happy holidays!!
Now I want to go to Hawaii. Gorgeous pictures!!
Stunning clicks!
The drink looks salivating too.