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Pago Pago

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (95)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
3 wedge Pineapple (fresh)
1 1/2 fl oz Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1/3 fl oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1/3 fl oz Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur
1/3 fl oz Pineapple juice (chilled)
1/2 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge or edible flower.

Method

  1. MUDDLE pineapple in base of shaker.
  2. Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
  3. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with with pineapple wedge on rim or float edible flower.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

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:

  • 20.5 grams of pure alcohol
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History

Adapted from the "Tropical Specialities" section in the 1940 book The How and When (second edition) by Hyman Gale and Gerald F. Marco.

Pago Pago Cocktail
½ ounce Lime Juice
⅓ ounce Green Chartreuse
1 dash Crème de Cocoa
1 stick Pineapple
1½ ounces Red Ronrico Rum
Muddle pineapple and shake by hand.
Then strain into Cocktail Glass.

Hyman Gale and Gerald F. Marco, The How and When (second edition), 1940

Review

A Pineapple Daiquiri with herbal chocolatey flavours contributed by the addition of two liqueurs. (If you only have pineapple juice rather than fresh pineapple to hand, then use 20ml (⅔oz) of juice in place of the 4 wedges.

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Comments & Discussion

Steven Jepson Premium Member
Sorry but a definite hard no.
Used a Bacardi 10yr and what a waste - I see it has a lot of support but 1 disappointing 2.5 from me.
score: -1
Heidi Della Pesca Premium Member
This is my current fave. The fresh pineapple really kicks it up a notch. Pair in the herbal with a thread of cacao (how do green chartreuse and chocolate go together so well???) And you wind up with a truly interesting, totally drinkable result.
score: 2
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Pago Pago seems to be in the news, so I thought it was a good time to test my recipe. My conclusion, a well-aged rum works best, and the Chartreuse and cacao dominated the previous recipe. And bring on the Daiquiri Bitters! For the record, the previous recipe:
45 Gold rum (3 year old)
20 Pineapple juice
15 Green Chartreuse
15 White crème de cacao
15 Lime juice
score: 1
Vera Lycaon
Not necessarily *more* than the sum of its parts - but between the chartreuse, chocolate, rum, lime and pineapple, that in itself more than suffices to make for a tasty and interesting tipple. A solid four and a half stars.
score: 1
Caitlin Eisner Premium Member
Works well together in a really strange way. Genuinely surprised people said it didn't work.
score: 2
Dávid Ugróczi
It's kinda hard to explain but it tastes like a tropical bonbon with herbal filling. Probably one of the most unique tiki-esque cocktails that I've ever tried.
score: 3
Henry Tran
Tried both Jeff Berry's Beachbum Berry Remixed and this recipe, but have to say, not my favorite. But drinkable. 7.5ml of Green Chartreuse was enough to make this drink herbal.
score: 2
Avery Garnett
It's nice, just really not...exciting or in any way memorable.
score: 1
Alexis MARCIENNE
I usually swip the Havana with a Dark Rum and the result is stunning!
score: 1
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Solid 4-star recipe. All flavors at surprisingly apparent expression. I'd maybe sub a distinctive Jamaican rum (Doctor Bird?!) for whatever the intended brand is. (5 Feb 2022, 6:07p)
score: 3

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$0.43 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 75 cocktails.
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