Name: Jayne Mansfield
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 4 fresh; 30 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Strawberry liqueur; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 50 ml Brut sparkling wine

Ingredients

4 fresh

Strawberries (hulled, small & ripe)

1 fl oz

Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Giffard Fraise des Bois liqueur

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Brut champagne/sparkling wine

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a FLUTE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of strawberry with a mint sprig tip replacing the strawberry's leaves.

Method

MUDDLE strawberries in base of shaker.

Add next 3 ingredients and SHAKE with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

TOP with sparkling wine and briefly stir. (Or pour half the sparling wine into the glass first to help reduce foaming and eliminate need to stir.)

Garnish

Garnish with strawberry on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

16.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Named after the Hollywood actress, nightclub entertainer and 1950s-60s sex symbol.

Born Vera Jayne Palmer in April 1933, Jayne Mansfield's fame and notoriety were helped by her numerous publicity stunts and flamboyant personal life. Nicknamed "Hollywood's smartest dumb blonde," she enjoyed several box-office successes, won a Golden Globe Award, and, in the sex comedy Promises! Promises! (1963) became the first American actress to perform a nude scene in a major movie.

Tragically, she died aged just 34 (on 29 June 1967) in a car crash in New Orleans.

Comments & Discussion

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- Sierens 2y

Missing some complexity, might add some lime juice next time.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 2y

Like others, we wanted to dial down the sweetness a bit. We also wanted a bit more fruitiness. So we reduced the sugar syrup to 5ml, the fraise des bois (Merlet) to 25ml and instead of muddling the strawberries we juiced them and added 20ml. Lovely.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

Thanks, Simon and all, for the feedback. I've revised and amended accordingly. Hopefully for the better.

David Goldfarb 2y

It was a bit sweet for my taste so I increased the rum to 2oz and added 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice. Kept everything else the same. Most friends liked this a bit better.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Wanted this a bit less sweet, so we cut back on the sugar syrup. Strawberries need to be very ripe and sweet. Works perfectly with a cold supper or at a brunch.