Name: Aku Aku
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Peach schnapps; 45 ml Pineapple juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 22.5 ml Lime juice; 10 fresh Mint leaves

Ingredients

1 fl oz

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

1/2 fl oz

Peach schnapps liqueur

1 1/2 fl oz

Pineapple juice

1/2 fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

3/4 fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

10 fresh

Mint leaves

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of skewered pineapple wedge, Luxardo Maraschino Cherry and mint sprigs.

Method

BLEND all ingredients with a 4oz scoop of crushed ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass (help through sieve with a bar spoon).

Garnish

Garnish with skewered pineapple wedge, cherry and mint sprigs bouquet.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

11.8 grams of pure alcohol

History

AKU AKU.
Juice of 1 lime
8 or 10 large fresh mint leaves
1 dash rock candy syrup
½ slice pineapple
½ ounce peach liqueur
1 ounce light Puerto Rican rum
12-ounce glass of shaved ice
Blend thoroughly in electric drink mixer. Serve in tiki stem pearl glass or large cocktail glass.

Victor Bergeron, Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide, 1972

Comments & Discussion

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Jonathan Arnold 2w

That was fantastic! Will definitely do it again.

Guy Daniels Premium Member 7w

Lovely summer tipple. And a very forgiving recipe - I’ve done a few shaken rather than blended, used 3-year old rum, adjusted the sugar, different mint… whatever the tweaks it still works brilliantly.

Matthew Kimble 27w

I upped the rum to 45 ml, the lime to a full 30ml and added a few drops of tiki bitters.

Also, I did a whip shake rather than blend, but still fine strained it and was very happy with the result, I didn’t lose any of the mint flavour but I think it looked better for not having too many of the mint specks in there.

Yorey C 1y

that was really good. goes down easy

Juan Simon 2y

Pineapple Juice (45ml)
Plantation 3 starts Rum (45ml)
Apricot Liqueur (Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot Liqueur) 15 ml since I don’t have a peach one
Lime Juice: 30ml
Demerara Syrup: 22.5ml
8 mint leaves

Delicious Tiki-style drink. You may need to dial back the sugar if you prefer a less sweet taste, but for me, it's a delicious, summery treat.

Павло Топський 2y

Absolutely and surprisingly great

Chris Dimal 2y

I personally like this more than the similar Missionary's Downfall. Minty freshness mingles well with peach, pineapple and tart lime to make a wonderfully refreshing drink, fit actually for any weather (as long as it's not below 20 degrees Celsius where you are, which is the case for me).

Zach Schwartz 2y

Finally: a splendid use for that bottle of cheap peach schnapps I’ve had kicking around for years!

Evan Miller 3y

I like the Smuggler’s Cove version. They do a quick blend in a drink mixer, more to quickly stir than to fully blend. It comes out a nice yellow rather than swamp water green. I actually shook mine in Boston shaker. Everything still had presence with a nice nose of mint.

Miguel Clavería 3y

Great one, the minty flavours combine surprisingly with the pineapple. The result is sweet, if managed to do in large amounts it is an ideal drink for your next summer event. I used peppermint instead of mint, since it is what I have in my garden. The outcome is gentler, which may result in being more likeable for more "amateur" palates