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The simplicity belies the potency of flavour. A small drink with a big kick! Didn’t have pineapple syrup but could have muddled a piece of mango in the shaker, following others’ lead. Next time!

Simon’s amounts are rather small (2.5 oz total) so I kept his 5:1:1 proportions while increasing amounts to 2.5 oz cognac, 0.5 oz orange liqueur, 0.5 oz pineapple juice and 3 dashes Angostura. No pineapple syrup so, following Morgan and Hinojos, I used 1 tsp mango puree, figuring it was closer in flavor to pineapple than passion fruit. No fresh pineapple so garnished with candied ginger on cocktail swords, which works quite well with the tropical flavors. Makes for a great, offbeat tiki drink.

Remade it, this time with a proper pineapple syrup plus pineapple juice and with Cognac. It is much more interesting, but 5 stars? Hmmm....

This is a perfect after-dinner cocktail. As I did not have pineapple syrup, took a hint from Sally Morgan and used Passion Fruit syrup. It was outstanding. You can still taste the cognac, but with a tropical/exotic flavour. Delightful.

I did not use a homemade pineapple syrup (just muddled a chunk of pineapple with some sugar and added a little bit of sugar syrup). Was good, with a nice pineapple hum, but not great. I did use a French Grape Brandy. Maybe a real Cognac may make it 5 stars.

As Mr Difford suggests you can ring the changes with different fruit syrups (and bitters). We thought it was delicious with passionfruit syrup instead of pineapple.

Just made this with what I had on hand - aged brandy, Grand Marnier, and basic simple syrup - and it's delicious. Possibly the tastiest cocktail with pineapple juice that I've had. Definitely making this again!