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Pineapple Express
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Pineapple Express
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Pineapple rum |
| 3⁄4 oz | Rhum Clément Blanc |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Although only one-part rhum agricole to two-parts pineapple rum, it's the agricole that dominates the delicious and spirituous sour.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2016 by Freddie Sarkis at the Broken Shaker in Chicago, USA.
Nutrition:
One serving of Pineapple Express contains 174 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 18.91% alc./vol. (18.91° proof)
- 19.9 grams of pure alcohol
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