Tropical Racer

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Monkey Shoulder Fresh Monkey
1⁄3 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1⁄6 oz Difford's Falernum liqueur
1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of mint sprigs bouquet.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Subtle clove spice sits brilliantly with pineapple juice fruitiness and the grainy funk of new-make spirit

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2023 by Dillon Scott-Brodie of Mother Mercy in Newcastle, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Tropical Racer contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 13.53% alc./vol. (13.53° proof)
  • 15.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Simone Chisena’s Avatar Simone Chisena
18th February 2024 at 15:16
Cocktail is excellent (tried on a late Winter/early Spring sunny day and it worked like a charm) but the choice of glass might need reviewing: I think it would work better in a double old-fashioned/tiki glass with ½ the amount of ice.
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