Sunshine No. 1

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Discerning Drinkers (42 ratings)

Serve in

Coupe glass

Photographed in

Modern America Coupe

Garnish:

Dehydrated pineapple slice wheel

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 2/3 fl oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1 1/2 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 1/3 fl oz Pineapple juice
1/6 fl oz Grenadine/pomegranate syrup
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Review:

Light, fruity and heading a touch to the sweet side, but could well brighten up your day.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in the 1949 edition of Esquire's Handbook for Hosts.

SUNSHINE COCKTAIL
Equal parts pineapple juice, dry vermouth, white rum. Dash of Grenadine. Stir with cracked ice

Esquire's Handbook for Hosts, 1949

Harry Craddock includes two "Sunshine" cocktails in his 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book, the other being Sunshine Cocktail No. 2.

SUNSHINE COCKTAIL No. 1.
1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
1/3 Italian Vermouth.
2/3 Dry Gin.
1 Lump of Ice.
Stir well and strain into medium size glass. Squeeze orange peel on top.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Nutrition:

185 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 14.76% alc./vol. (29.52° proof)
  • 20.7 grams of pure alcohol
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