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Kava

Kava image

Serve in

a Collins glass...
1½ fl oz Bacardi Carta Blanca light rum
½ fl oz Bacardi Carta Oro Rum
1 fl oz Fresh pressed pineapple juice
1 fl oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
¼ fl oz Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
¼ fl oz Giffard Grenadine Syrup
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Pineapple wedge & Luxardo Maraschino cherry

Comment:

A wonderfully fruity, fluffy and kitsch Tiki drink.

Variant:

Multiply ingredients by a factor of four to make a Kava Bowl and serve in ice-filled Tiki bowl.

About:

Adapted from a drink featured in Jeff Berry's 'Intoxica' and originally created circa 1942 by Trader Vic.

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£16.75
Makes this drink 15.56 times
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Pineapple juice
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Sugar syrup (2:1)
£5.45
Makes this drink 93.33 times

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