Name: Nuka Nuka
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 22.5 ml Pineapple juice; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Orgeat syrup; 2 dash Creole bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Nuka Nuka
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Ingredients:
2 oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
³⁄₄ oz	Pineapple juice
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or Vegan egg white replacement

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Double old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of pineapple & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry-charged fruit stick with mint sprigs bouquet.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice).
FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts
Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Bitters and a touch of salt play a crucial role in this almond and pineapple fruity Rum Sour.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Nuka Nuka contains 241 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
13.13% alc./vol. (13.13° proof)
17.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Petrolguzzler

21st March at 08:39

I think this is my new favourite cocktail. Balance is perfect. Wouldn't change a thing!

Caspian Berggren

9th March at 21:30

A nice Tiki sour. Not too complicated but you get rum, pineapple, orgeat and some salinity. The bitters add some body to it, although I think you could use Ango and get similar results. Next time I'll probably add some liqueur or bitters to make it more interesting.

Jose Cruz

24th May 2024 at 03:53

Great drink, i think there is room for improvement , add 10 ml dram allspice !

John Hinojos

13th May 2023 at 02:18

Very nice tiki style cocktail. A little on the sweet side, but not overly. It does seem to soften once the ice began to melt, so I small or even crushed ice. Definitely worth trying and went perfectly with a Sichuan pork stir-fry dinner.

Jens Finderup

17th June 2022 at 20:39

Refreshing cocktail, but try this:
0.75 oz Lime juice fresh
1 oz Orgeat
1.5 oz Pineapple juice
2 oz rum (6-10 year)
3 dashes Peychauds
Shake all ingedients with ice and strain into a icefilled rocks glass.
Enjoy ?