Joan Bennett

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (7)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
3⁄4 fl oz Giffard Parfait Amour liqueur
2 fl oz Pineapple juice

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Method

  1. Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Joan Bennett contains 179 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 13.62% alc./vol. (27.25° proof)
  • 18.6 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a cocktail featured in Jeff Berry's Intoxica and originally created in 1932 at Sloppy Joe's Bar, Havana, Cuba. Named after Hollywood ingénue, Joan Bennett, who in the same year starred in Fox's Careless Lady. Years later she hit the news when her husband, producer Walter Wanger, shot her agent in the crotch after catching them in bed together. Oo-err!

Review

Fruity, floral and slightly sweet with an unfortunate yellow-green colour.

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Comments & Discussion

Joshua Engler
I used Creme de Violette and it tastes like it looks, green and herbal. It's a very nice tiki drink, albeit a little sweet for my taste.
score: 2
John Hinojos Premium Member
For a tiki drink, it is not very sweet which is a plus. But the colour is very strange. Was not as purple as the picture, but a strange purple greenish colour. I would make the drink again, but use curacao instead of the Parfait Amour.
score: 3

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$0.79 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.