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Heavens Above

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (26)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1⁄4 fl oz Brown/dark crème de cacao liqueur
1⁄4 fl oz Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
3 fl oz Pineapple juice

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Method

  1. Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Heavens Above contains 219 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 12.53% alc./vol. (25.07° proof)
  • 22.2 grams of pure alcohol

History

A Tiki style drink adapted from a drink featured in Jeff Berry's 'Intoxica' and originally created circa 1970 at Top of Toronto, CN Tower, Toronto, Canada.

Review

Slightly sweet, fruity rum - hard not to like.

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Comments & Discussion

G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Sub par, no matter how many variations you make. Don't drive yourself crazy... The best shake I had was: 50 ml white rum, 60 ml pineapple, 15 ml Tempus Fugit cacao, 5 ml Luxardo Espresso... I made a version with even parts of the Luxardo and cacao at increased measures and the coffee was too much. You've been warned... Still seems like it's missing some subtle background colors via bitters or maybe a rum agricole or cachaca would flesh it out. Avoid more than a drop of saline. Good luck (yuck).
score: 1
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Ooof! With (my specs and) Clement Blanc it's better in ways, but a much different drink and angle. Not much too tweak?
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
I really liked this. Went very well with a spicy dinner. Did use a variety of rums - 1/2 Barbados white, 1/4 Barbados dark, and 1/4 overproof white. It was wonderful. Looking at the recipe, it need more rum flavour.
score: 1
Jesse M
As a born and raised Torontonian, this drink’s origin is pretty interesting to me. Despite its low rating from others I found it very lovely! Wonder how it might taste with coconut oil-washed rum...
score: 3

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$1.23 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
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