Name: Elusive Dreams
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Pineapple rum; 30 ml Light white rum; 30 ml Pineapple juice; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Cinnamon syrup; 15 ml Banana liqueur

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Pineapple rum

1 fl oz

Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)

1 fl oz

Pineapple juice

3/4 fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

1/2 fl oz

Monin Cinnamon Syrup

1/2 fl oz

Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with pineapple wedge on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Elusive Dreams contains 227 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
14.32% alc./vol. (28.64° proof)
21.9 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

Please log in to make a comment

Nik Shenton 11w

Tweaked this lovely drink having tasted the original.

60ml Pineapple, banana and cinnamon infused white rum
30ml Pineapple juice
22ml Freshly squeezed lime juice
15ml Cinnamon 1:1 Syrup
15ml Banane du Brésil liqueur
1 egg white

Infusion: Add fresh pineapple chunks, sliced ½ banana and 2x cinnamon sticks into an ISI charger with the white rum. Charge with 2x cartridges. Leave for 1-hr. Release and sieve.

James Kittock Premium Member 12w

Made using ingredients listed, except cinnamon syrup was homemade (but similar brix to Mojin).

Very tasty, with Naked Ape vibes. A bit too sweet. I added a few drops of Ms. Betters Pineapple and Star Anise bitters which helped. But when if I make this again I would dial the cinnamon syrup down to 1/4 oz, or acid adjust the pineapple juice, or add a float of overproof.

Loz Horner 30w

Didn’t have pineapple rum so used some pineapple vodka along with the light white rum, and cinnamon liqueur vs the Monnin syrup but it was very nice indeed. Slightly sour and fruity, banana there but not too forward. Went down a treat.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 49w

Very sumptuous. But, and maybe this gets filed under 'silly question', how does one squeeze all of this into a Coupe glass? We served it straight up in a Rocks glass, where it nestled snugly.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 49w

Ingredients total 142.5ml + dilution = approx. 180ml and photographed in a Freddo Coupe with a capacity of 196ml to brim. However, to scale back recipe =
20 ml Pineapple rum
20 ml Light white rum
20 ml Pineapple juice
15 ml Lime juice
10 ml Cinnamon syrup
10 ml Banana liqueur
----
95 ml = perfect size for a Retro Coupette Glass

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 49w

All is revealed...thank you. Our Coupes fit 110ml to the brim so we may need to invest in a couple of the supersize versions.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

If you've ever had The Naked Ape from Smuggler's Cove then this is a juicy, pineapple version of it. I just adore the combination of cinnamon syrup and banana liqueur so I knew from the start this would be something I'd like. I'm honestly surprised, though, at how much I'd like it. The pineapple works great with cinnamon banana, and the lime ties everything together. The only slight I have against is that it could use a few dashes of Ango.