Pineapple Martini (1990s recipe)

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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Ketel One Vodka
1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge on rim.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 4/10
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Review:

This cocktail is deliciously simple, fruity, and ridiculously easy to drink. The quality and freshness of your pineapple juice are key to this cocktail's success, so muddling fresh pineapple instead of using juice also works well.

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Variant:

Pineapple Martini (Difford's recipe.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 1997 by Ben Reed at the Met Bar in London, England. Ben has appointed, or should I say anointed, the 26th June as International Pineapple Martini Day.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Pineapple Martini (1990s recipe) contains 182 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 13.84% alc./vol. (13.84° proof)
  • 17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Avery Garnett’s Avatar Avery Garnett
5th May 2024 at 18:03
It's a glass of relatively dry pineapple juice. That's it. Just pineapple.
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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
22nd March 2024 at 11:31
My how one could give a drink a needed charge with better ingredients... Started off with jonge genever (trying to rid of it), and it was terrible. Progressed from there with rye vodka, Brugal Extra Dry rum, then Plantation 3 Stars... A different drink by the end, but twas the best.
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Samantha Pietrus’ Avatar Samantha Pietrus
1st February 2024 at 03:23
Pretty good! Not quite as sophisticated as a Silver Pineapple, but easy drink to throw together
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Sean Baron’s Avatar Sean Baron
22nd February 2023 at 03:29
As commented on Marek’s comment, I swapped the vodka for a Pineapple Gin, added Noilly Prat (30ml) and it was sublime.
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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
25th December 2022 at 09:10
Simple. As it says on the tin. Great!
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Nathalie O'Flynn’s Avatar Nathalie O'Flynn
20th March 2022 at 18:04
Continuing from my wish list this was the one for tonight. The reason I had added it is because I am hard pushed finding cocktails with Vodka as base spirit which I fancy and I have a lot of Vodka because a friend had bought me on a few occasions some special edition bottles with special features, the last one being only last night, a fantastic bottle with a flashing light and made of a glass which goes blue in the cold fridge. Must find more Vodka cockails. I did add some random bitters.
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Marek Menhar’s Avatar Marek Menhar
13th October 2020 at 18:56
Honestly, switch vodka for rum and you have the best daiquiri twist ever.
This is neither Martini nor Daiquiri and it's just punchy pineapple juice.
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Sean Baron’s Avatar Sean Baron
22nd February 2023 at 03:28
Swap the vodka for Pineapple Gin and add 30ml of Noilly Prat and you’ve got a Martini with extras and a very tasty cocktail.
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