Name: Honolulu
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rum - Light white (charcoal-filtered) 1-3 year old; 30 ml Pineapple juice (fresh pressed); 15 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' 2 sugar to 1 water; 7.5 ml Grenadine/pomegranate syrup

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Pineapple wedge & Luxardo Maraschino cherry

How to make:

BLEND all ingredients with crushed ice and serve with straws.

1 1/2 fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 fl oz	Pineapple juice (fresh pressed)
1/2 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix)
1/4 fl oz	Grenadine/pomegranate syrup (2:1)
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Review:

Cooling, fruity and pretty light on alcohol - perfect for a hot afternoon in Honolulu.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Victor Bergeron's 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide (revised edition) with his TV logo alongside the recipe denoting that this is one of Trader Vic's own creations, confirmed by his writing, "This is one of the first drinks that we ever originated."

HONOLULU
½ slice pineapple
½ once lemon juice
1 dash rock candy syrup
1 dash grenadine
1½ ounces light Puerto Rican rum
Victor Bergeron, 1972

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Nutrition:

One serving of Honolulu contains 159 calories.

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
12.51% alc./vol. (25.02° proof)
13.1 grams of pure alcohol

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