The Salty Bird

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
3⁄4 oz Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
8 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of dehydrated pineapple .
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Garnish with dehydrated pineapple.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Salty Bird hardly suggests a sweet fruity drink but perfectly befits this bittersweet rum-laced pineapple sipper.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Lauren Schell at The Everleigh in Melbourne, Australia and promoted by Campari in 2013.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Salty Bird contains 197 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 12.85% alc./vol. (12.85° proof)
  • 17.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Benjamin Kay’s Avatar Benjamin Kay
21st March at 13:28
Big fan of this one!
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Stephen C’s Avatar Stephen C
6th December 2024 at 04:04
I added a few more drops of saline. This also benefits from some time in the class. All in all it was refreshing.
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Robert Holen’s Avatar Robert Holen
24th October 2024 at 16:17
Surprisingly good! I'm generally not a fan of red bitter liqueurs, but this drink balanced out the flavours so well that it was really enjoyable.
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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
6th July 2024 at 19:05
Great tiki-esque drink for those that don't like 'em too sweet. Fruity and somewhat sweet up front then bitter and salty at the end. Great balance with a lot of flavors.
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Lynn Garvie’s Avatar Lynn Garvie
8th March 2024 at 22:06
A grown up Jungle Bird for people who appreciate Campari!
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Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
18th February 2024 at 23:06
Great cocktail. Campari is the star here, nicely balancing with the pineapple juice and a touch of salt showing up at the end.
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R & D Donaldson’s Avatar R & D Donaldson
1st September 2021 at 19:16
Fantastic Umami Cocktail! Great balance of ingredients Umami = “essence of deliciousness"
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
1st September 2021 at 00:27
Very nice balance of all the ingredients. Like the slight salty aftertaste. You get both the bitter and sweet flavours.
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10th October 2020 at 21:52
Very good, indeed!
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Anonymous

2nd August 2020 at 21:37
Perfectly balanced with a nice hit of salt on the end. My favorite cocktail at the moment.
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