About Star Gazer Wine Cocktail
Over the past few years, an old friend of mine has become sort of a wine connoisseur, and I can’t say that I blame him – wine is fun.
It’s always a great conversation piece, the right wine can completely transform a dish, and it’s the perfect drink to sip while socializing with friends.
My wine palate has also grown over the years, but I tend to be more in the sipping category.
I like to enjoy wine by itself, without any other flavors masking or altering it.
This tends to be where an old friend of mine and I disagree, since he likes his bold, punch-you-in-the-face reds to go with his meals while I want something more… mild.
And while there are plenty of sweet reds I like to supplement our wine stock with, I’ve been trying to branch out to more into milder white wines (and, bonus: whites go great with seafood!).
I still haven’t found my go-to white wine yet, but I’ve found a few interesting wines along the way… and, well, also some not-so great wines.
Now, I know making a wine cocktail isn’t exactly the best way to appreciate a white wine – but it is a great way to use up that bottle of white wine that just didn’t have the taste I’m after.
I mean, this is just like any other cocktail, right?
Sometimes a drink just tastes better with a little help from something else.
The Star Gazer has a soft, sweet taste, thanks to the vanilla and pineapple combination (which I was skeptical about at first, but it’s actually quite good!).
Your choice of rum will also really impact the flavor of this drink, too – I used Goslings because I had it on hand from a cake I made last month and it turned out to be a good compliment.
I also liked squeezing the lime into the drink, but an old friend of mine didn’t – he didn’t care for the sweet & sour combo.
Actually, he would probably prefer to drink the white wine straight, nasty tasting or no, but he humored me with my wine cocktail experiments.
I don’t think I’ll ever graduate to the level of wino he’s obtained, so this is a perfect compromise for me as I (slowly) hunt for that perfect white wine.
So, how about you? Do you like your wine “straight up” or do you like to mix it with other flavors?
Tell me about it in the comments!
Recipe Details
Star Gazer Wine Cocktail
Ingredients
Instructions
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Fill a mason jar cocktail shaker with ice. Add chardonnay, dark rum, vanilla syrup, and pineapple juice. Shake and strain into a glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
You just put all of my favorite things in a cocktail and I love you for it.
LOL, I try 😀 Thanks Ashley!
This sounds absolutely amazing. Such a delicate and lovely flavor combination.
Thanks Kimberly Ann!
It sounds really amazing!! 😉 I need to try!
😀 Thank you!
You had me at dark rum! 🙂 This looks like a drink I need to try! Pinning it for later 🙂
Thanks Chrystie!
Looks great!
Thanks Victoria!
Any drink with pineapple is a drink for me! This looks incredible and it’s making me pretty excited for the weekend. I can’t wait to give this bad boy a try. 🙂
Thanks Sola! If you make it, I hope you love it 😀
I love all your cocktails! I have not even tried to make one! But this one has all my favorite tastes so I’m sure I’m going to make this!
😀 I know, I’ve been on such a cocktail kick lately. This one was a bit unique, but turned out great – hope you like it if you try it!
The drink of champions! It sounds great.
Haha, I like the way you think 😀 Thanks!
OK this sounds amazing!! Pinning for later!
😀 Thank you!
I LOVE wine cocktails, and champagne cocktails too. This sounds delicious, great recipe!
Thanks so much!
Yep, I need this. I’m doing a no alcohol January and this is making it difficult. Two more weeks and I’m totally making it!
Two weeks will pass by before you know it… then you can celebrate! 😀
What pretty picture! I’ve never had chardonnay in a cocktail, but I love prosecco. Need to try this!
Thanks Adria! I’ll have to try Prosecco 😀
I am loving the combination of flavors here. I HAVE to try this. Pinned!
Thanks Allison! If you try it, I hope you love it 😀
This cocktail sounds delightful!! Your photography is amazing.
Thank you Lindsay 😀
I’m obsessed with wine cocktails, and I looove pineapple, too. These look delicious! Can’t wait to try.
Thanks Lucy!
I’ve been loving these cocktail/vino mashups lately. Nothing like a balanced beverage diet 🙂
Right?! 😀 Thanks Kiano!
LOVE a wine cocktail. Why not? My go-to Chardonnay right now has been a Simi Chard. I don’t know if your an old friend of mine would approve, but my girlfriends have been loving it! Thanks for this. So many great flavors!
Thanks Erin! I’ll be sure to check out the Simi 😀
I love your blog – it’s so darn cute! And what a fabulous cocktail. I just pinned it to my Pinterest board Beautiful Booze. Thanks so much for sharing your delicious cocktail inspiration. 🙂
Thank you so much Denay! 😀
I was just trying to talk my an old friend of mine into making a pineapple cocktail out. I’ll be passing this one on to him. I’ll all be like, “honey, make me this! Now. Please!”
YUM! Anything with vanilla + pineapple has me sold.
Thanks Chelsea! 😀
Oooo now this sounds like my kind of drink!!! So need to make this 😉
Thanks! If you make it, I hope you love it as much as we did 😀