Name: Halekulani
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Brown sugar syrup; 15 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Orange juice; 15 ml Pineapple juice; 5 ml Grenadine syrup; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Orange juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Pineapple juice

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Monin Grenadine Syrup

1 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry and pineapple wedge on rim.

Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry and pineapple wedge.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with skewered cherry and pineapple wedge on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Halekulani contains 182 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
15.09% alc./vol. (30.19° proof)
17.9 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Loz Horner 32w

Glorious. 5 stars.

Jose Cruz 50w

back for a re-make, 10Ml Grenadine this time, 18ML lime, floated with 62% ABV bourbon or rye... really good flavor opens up to sweeter complexity below !

Jose Cruz 1y

Knob creek 9 does awesome on this one. need bold spirit to hold its own against all the other ingredients.

Pekka Savolainen 1y

Ran out of rye so I replaced it with Abasolo.
Felt more tiki vibes with this version.

Robert Spain 1y

Excellent and unusual tiki cocktail. I used 2/3 Jim Beam and 1/3 Balcones rye. I will play with different ratios this holidays in search of my favourite one.

István GT 2y

this is so great, it's interesting how whiskey is not my favorite spirit by far, but it complements so well with flavors I like, which makes it a great cocktail spirit for me

Aidan Spurrill 2y

I tried substituting Falernum for the syrup, and it turned out very well. Would recommend.

Chris Dimal 2y

Had no Rye, so went with Wild Turkey 101. Was nice and delicious, although I can see how the Rye would make it more challenging and complex. The sweet grainy whiskey pairs so well with the wonderful and rich fruitiness. I'd say that this would be a 4.5 to 5* drink for those not particularly into cocktails!

Chris Dimal 23w

Retrying this with rye, this comment was definitely when my palate was wetter than now. Making it now with rye, it is pretty balanced (although on the sweet side), and this recipe would be too sweet with Bourbon. All in all, the rye version of Difford's Guide is the best Halekulani.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

Changes I would make: 20 ml lemon juice, 10 ml pineapple juice, 7.5 ml grenadine, 2.5 ml demerara syrup... I did use 94 proof Elijah Craig rye, which is rich, and I do think that factored into the execution of flavor... I went through one iteration before this, taking the suggestions of Lorenz (5 ml demerara), and that was better than the posted recipe (which is too sweet), but wasn't quite there. (7 Nov)

Christopher Wilson 3y

Love this variation. It is definitely a tropical cocktail but remains a unique one, and the rye surprised me in this drink. Tart, sweet, bitter, and rich. One of my top five right now. Wouldn't change a thing.