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Alpine Swift

Name: Alpine Swift
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 20 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 20 ml Pineapple juice; 20 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₃ fl oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
²⁄₃ fl oz	Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
²⁄₃ fl oz	Pineapple juice
²⁄₃ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Julep Cup 41cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a JULEP TIN.
Prepare garnish of dehydrated pineapple slice wheel.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass or julep tin filled with crushed ice.

Garnish

Garnish with pineapple slice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Alpine Swift contains 177 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
12.16% alc./vol. (24.33° proof)
14.4 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2022 by Szomak Palasthy, bars manager at Restaurant and Rooftop Bar in Stratford, London, England.

Review

Bittersweet and edging towards the tropical.

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Makes a minimum of 18.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Heidi Della Pesca Premium Member 10w

So, right. Definitely Jungle-Bird-esque. Little nicer (read "smoother") bitters profile, even. Very drinkable, goes on the faves.

Heidi Della Pesca Premium Member 12w

You guys have piqued my interest. Will definitely be putting this on the must do list.

Ryan Harrold Premium Member 12w

I like a Jungle Bird but I have to agree with Mike Beatty, since I also preferred this drink for the same reasons, in fact I like to showcase the tropical note a little more by adding an extra 10ml or 1/3oz of pineapple juice, in exchange for 2.5ml or 1/12oz less simple syrup, might try adding 1 dash of aromatic bitters next time

Mike Beatty 2y

To my tastes, this is much better than a jungle bird. The aperol plays better with the pineapple then the campari

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