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Video: How to Make a Lazy Pina Colada

No need for a glass – a coconut will do.

Words by Emily Naismith · Updated on 15 Jul 2026 · Published on 26 Jul 2017

If minimum effort but maximum taste is what you’re looking for in a cocktail, this take on a Pina Colada is for you. Broadsheet has produced a video series of twists on classic cocktails in partnership with World Class. The video above shows you how to make this tropical drink at home. Step by step instructions below.

The Lazy Pina Colada

1.6 standard drinks

Ingredients
Fresh coconut
50ml Bundaberg Small Batch rum
60ml fresh pineapple juice
Juice of half a lemon
Pinch of salt

Garnish
Mint sprig

Method
Open the coconut and remove half the coconut water. Add the rum, pineapple juice, lemon juice and salt to the coconut. Add ice and stir. Garnish with mint.

This video series is created by Broadsheet in partnership with World Class. For more on Australia’s best cocktails, bars and bartenders follow World Class on Instagram. Drink responsibly.

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About the author

Emily Naismith is a freelance writer and the co-host of Ingredipedia, "Australia’s most unhinged food podcast".

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