Classic Non-Alcoholic
Agua de Piña
Mexico's pineapple water
Pineapple lengthened with water, a whisper of sugar, over ice. The point is the fruit, not the syrup. One of Mexico's essential aguas frescas: sold by the liter from glass barrels at street stalls across the country.
Ingredients
- 3 oz Pineapple Juice
- 4 oz Water
- 1 tsp Sugar
Method
In a collins glass, combine pineapple juice, water, and sugar. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Add ice. Stir once more. Garnish with a pineapple wedge. Skip the sugar if the pineapple is sweet enough on its own — that's traditional. The canonical Mexican preparation blends fresh pineapple with water; the juice version is a shortcut that captures the same profile.
Sourced from Traditional Mexican aguas frescas; canonical across Mexican culinary references (Mexico in My Kitchen, Mexican Made Meatless, widely-attested Jaliscan and central Mexican tradition). Canonical form blends fresh pineapple; this is the juice-based shortcut.