Name: Kava
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 30 ml Pineapple juice; 30 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 7.5 ml Grenadine syrup

C Ximenes 30w

The Trader Vic (pseudo) ratios (2+:1:1/2:1/8:splash) make a better drink and show case that fine interplay of the lemon and rums in a not quite a pineapple/lemon daiquiri way. The orgeat and grenadine need tuned downward, starting with 1/4 or less, to find that balance and avoid "fruitloops punch" gulf. A punchy float can work nice as well, WP109/S&C/RumFire or Demerara, to bring it up out of the sweet.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

I replaced a third of the simple with grenadine, and added a dash of Angostura, and I think it was entirely the right choice. It's a really fun, delicious Tiki-drink, without being too complicated to make. Make sure you use some flavorful rum though, just Bacardi Blanca and Havana 3 won't cut it this time.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Lovely...we added 10ml Plantation Xaymaca...for a bit of depth.

Matt Premium Member 2y

Tasty and straight-forward. Mine wasn't as pink as the pic - I think I'll add more grenadine next time and boost up the color (and fruitiness!) I may go for a bit more funky rum than the gold to add some interest there.

Yorey C 2y

too tangy and sweet for me

Chris Dimal 2y

What a balanced but simple tropical cocktail! The pineapple and the grenadine of course have a wonderful fruitiness. By using Plantation 3 Stars and Havana Club 3, there was this mix of the slightest estery fruit with that oxidised Muscovado goodness of the Havana Club 3, though I think either one will work as well. Tangy lemon seals the deal.

C.A. Mat 2y

I really enjoyed this as written. To be fair, I like most tiki drinks, but this one in particular is not too sweet or too boozy. The lemon is fairly pronounced (which is a nice change, as it's so often a supporting player) and the lemon-pineapple pairing is very pleasant.

Luke Corby-Owen 2y

I increased the rum levels and boom, just right. Also kava is also an alcoholic beverage from Fiji, which is illegal in the UK (sadly).

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

As a tiki drink this is outstanding. Did cut back the sugar syrup by 1/2 and the sweetness level was perfect. All will depend on the sweetness of your pineapple juice. Went perfect with a hot, spicy dinner. Aloha.

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1 fl oz	Pineapple juice
1 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup

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