Tried the original recipe—too much pineapple, even though I used 1/4 less than called for. I dug around and found the Harlem cocktail is very similar, just without basil and simple, less pineapple, and adding maraschino liqueur. I kept the basil and loved this version… but still a BIT too sweet.

So I googled other variants of the Harlem and found the ‘Updated Harlem’ from NYT cooking, which adds lemon juice and angostura. Now THAT version (keeping the basil) gets a 4.5 to 5 stars from me!