Pino Pepe

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (21 ratings)

Serve in a Pineapple shell (frozen) glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 oz Ketel One Vodka
12 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
2 oz Pineapple juice
12 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
14 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
12 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
14 barspoon Xanthan gum (E415) optional
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Pineapple shell (frozen) glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of mint sprigs.
  3. DRY BLEND (without ice) first 7 ingredients (all but Xanthan gum) on a slow setting and then gradually add Xanthan while continuing to blend.
  4. Add 7oz scoop of crushed ice and BLEND some more.
  5. POUR into chilled glass.
  6. Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.
  7. Serve with a straw.

Review:

To quote Trader Vic, "Lethal but smooth - pineapple at its best".

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Victor Bergeron's 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide (Revised Edition).

This is definitely not for children.
PINO PEPE
Juice of ½ lime
¼ ounce lemon juice
2 ounces unsweetened pineapple juice
1 dash rock candy syrup
½ ounce triple sec
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce light Puerto Rican rum
Blend in electric drink mixer with 1 scoop shaved ice. Pour into hollowed-out fresh baby pineapple or ceramic pineapple. Add ice cubes. Serve with straws.

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

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 15.81% alc./vol. (15.81° proof)
  • 27.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Massimo Cremieux’s Avatar Massimo Cremieux
4th April at 18:10
I tried with 2,5 cl grapefruit juice instead lemon and lime. More delicate
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
27th July 2024 at 00:32
I usually like Trader Vic's cocktails, but this one was just "ok" (no CAPS). Fruit flavours are there, but blend to the point the individual flavours are lost.
Did try as per the instructions, but added a float of Demerara rum which gave the cocktail a bit more rum complexity, but thought the pineapple was in the background.
Alan Cattermoul’s Avatar Alan Cattermoul
12th August 2023 at 15:18
Made with Pineapple & Mango rum & slightly less sugar syrup. 8.5/10