Name: Gem
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Pineapple syrup; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 4 drop Daiquiri bitters

Gem
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Coupe Glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1 oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Pineapple Syrup
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
4 drop	Difford's Daiquiri Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of dehydrated lemon slice wheel and grated cinnamon.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with dehydrated lemon slice floated on surface and dusted with freshly grated cinnamon.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

Pineapple shines in this cognac-influenced Daiquiri. Best when made with an aged Jamaican blended rum to impart a touch of funk.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in William Schmidt's 1892 The Flowing Bowl: What and When to Drink.

The Gem.
A mixing-glass,
The juice of a lime,
A little pineapple syrup,
A spoonful of sugar; dissolve well;
½ drink of Santa Cruz rum,
½ drink of brandy.
Mix this well, fill your glass with ice, and mix again; strain into a fine glass; place a slice of lemon on top and grate a little cinnamon upon it.
William Schmidt, 1891/2

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Nutrition:

One serving of Gem contains 202 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
18.11% alc./vol. (18.11° proof)
17.7 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese

20th February at 17:34

Does have some latent, underlying interest, but it shows up too late. It's the fruity top notes of the base spirits mostly.. I subbed more pineapple syrup for the sugar syrup and I regret it? At any rate, not much pineapple flavor, just faint aromatic overtones... This drink, however, has potential, but any changes have to be subtle and surgical.

Miguel Perales

5th April 2024 at 23:24

A nice,dry, citrusy cocktail. At first I thought the dusting of cinnamon was and odd addition, but I was wrong. It really added a nice finish to the cocktail and went quite well with the rum/Cognac.

James Casswell

12th September 2023 at 19:52

Also lacking pineapple syrup I used 15ml sugar syrup and 10ml pineapple juice and thoroughly enjoyed it especially the mix of rum and cognac.

jason keane

29th April 2023 at 05:27

There aren’t may ingredients I don’t have- but pineapple syrup was one. I considered passionfruit syrup for a variety (Simon- you can call that “The Great Man” and publish it)…! But instead I used the Planation Pineapple Rum- and it turned out well! The cinnamon is a good touch.

John Hinojos

22nd April 2023 at 00:43

Having an unseasonal warm day and thought this would be a great way to cool off before dinner. Nice hints of pineapple, but not overpowering. Everything is balanced. As will all rum cocktails, wonderful and refreshing.

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