Showing posts with label pineapple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pineapple. Show all posts

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Park Avenue Cocktail

Meh.
I flipped through the brilliant "Vintage Spirits and Forgotten
Cocktails" for inspiration and this caught my eye. I haven't had much
luck with pineapple in non-tiki drinks. The Algonquin was a bust.
(rye, dry vermouth, and pineapple) I just made the mistake of opening
a gallon of juice because I needed 2 oz for the Jungle Bird #2.

2 oz gin
.75 oz pineapple juice
.75 oz sweet vermouth
2 tsp orange curaçao

PS As I'm writing this my opinions are changing slightly, but I think
that's the gin talking.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Jungle Bird #2


OK, it's not exactly tiki drink season but this one was pretty good. The Campari made it seem more appropriate for a cold November evening. I made it for Wendy but she is opposed to all things Campari.

0.75 oz campari
0.5 oz fresh lime
0.5 oz simple syrup
2 oz pineapple juice
1 oz orange juice
1 oz demerara rum
1 oz overproof demerara rum to float

Shake and pour into a highball filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a lime.