🥃 Malibu Pineapple
Malibu Pineapple is the pineapple version of Malibu: white rum with pineapple flavouring, 21% ABV, launched in 2006.
Malibu Pineapple is the pineapple line of the Malibu brand, the coconut rum drink: white rum with pineapple flavouring at 21% ABV. Difford's Guide dates its launch to 2006 and describes it as a smooth tropical drink with a "taste of sunshine", for light cocktails or for drinking neat.
According to Difford's Guide, the drink combines aged white rum with pineapple flavouring; the guide gives no further details of production. The same guide labels it as "unaged", so there is no precise data on how long it is aged. The brand is owned by Pernod Ricard. A tasting note from the guide, dated 2025, praises the aroma of fresh and canned pineapple and a balance without excessive sweetness.
Why this matters to you. The strength is the same as Original, 21% ABV, so the difference is only in taste: pineapple instead of coconut. In cocktails that need coconut specifically, the substitution will change the result, so compare them by taste, not by strength. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Year founded | launched in 2006 (according to Difford's Guide) |
|---|---|
| Legal basis | Reg. (EU) 2019/787, annex I (liqueur or spirit drink; the label defines the category) |
| Raw material | white rum, pineapple flavouring |
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 21% ABV |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Malibu Pineapple → kind of → 🍸 Liqueurs → kind of → 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Made from
- 🥃 Rum
- What it contains
- 🍬 Sugar, 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Malibu, 🍸 Liqueurs
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Malibu Black, 🥃 Malibu Original, 🥃 Malibu Black, 🥃 Malibu Original, 🥃 Malibu Watermelon, 🥃 Malibu Watermelon, 🥃 Spiced rum
Frequently asked questions
Is Malibu Pineapple stronger than Original?
No: both lines are 21% ABV; only the taste differs.
When was Malibu Pineapple launched?
In 2006, according to Difford's Guide.
Can Malibu Pineapple be drunk neat?
Difford's Guide says it suits light cocktails or drinking neat.
How does the EU class Malibu Pineapple?
As a liqueur or spirit drink; the label defines the exact category.
How is it different from Original?
Pineapple instead of coconut at the same strength.
What to read next
- 🥃 Malibu Original — Malibu Original is the base coconut Malibu: a drink made from white rum and coconut flavouring, 21% ABV, not aged, mixed in piña coladas and daiquiris.
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🍬 Sugar — Sucrose added to condensed milk, ice cream and sweet yogurts; WHO advises that free sugars supply less than 10% of daily energy.
- 🥃 Rum — A distillate of sugar-cane molasses, syrup or juice: in the EU at least 37.5% ABV, no flavourings or added alcohol, up to 20 g/l of sugar; in the US bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof) or more.
Similar
🥃 Malibu Black · 🥃 Malibu Watermelon · 🥃 Malibu Original · 🥃 Midori Melon Liqueur · 🥃 Tia Maria Cold Brew · 🥃 Kahlúa Original Coffee Liqueur
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Difford's Guide: Malibu Pineapple (21 % alc./vol.; aged white rum with pineapple flavouring; released 2006; Pernod Ricard Group)
- Difford's Guide: Malibu range (Original, Black, Pineapple, Strawberry)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on spirit drinks (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019), Art. 2 and Annex I (rum, liqueur)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)