Name: Crosstree
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml White overproof rum; 25 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 25 ml Pineapple juice; 25 ml Lime juice; 5 ml Vanilla sugar; 1 dash Absinthe

Crosstree
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
⁵⁄₆ oz	White overproof rum (unaged Jamaican/funky)
⁵⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
⁵⁄₆ oz	Pineapple juice
⁵⁄₆ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ oz	Vanilla sugar
1 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge on rim.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Like a rum-laced pineapple cream soda served with a wedge of lime.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2025 by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails. (Originally made this with frozen cubes of pineapple and lime juice in a blender.)

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Nutrition:

One serving of Crosstree contains 126 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
13.94% alc./vol. (13.94° proof)
14.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt

8th October 2024 at 02:32

Pineapple and rum, sweetness is balanced with brightness of the lime and pineapple. I used vanilla syrup - I think I should have used 2t and not just 1t. I also think I would be better served by spritzing the glass with absinthe rather than adding to the cocktail directly. Appealing color (hazy yellow) - this is one of the few tiki-style drinks that looks good in a glass.

Niccolò Murtas

12th February 2024 at 06:21

Usually I always drop the measure of syrup suggested by Mr. Diffords, as the amount of sweetness seems to be a major point of difference in my taste from kind of more balanced ones; here however I have to say that I was surprised by first the taste of the overall drink, and I soon came to realize that lime was too overwhelming. It might be the case (and I'll try again today) that if you drop down the level of lime you obtain a very different kind of cocktail alltogheter, but we'll see

Niccolò Murtas

12th February 2024 at 06:42

I have to confess that, mid-way through it, it has acquired its value; don't expect however the sweetness associated with vermouth bianco, and be prepared for a game of struggle-relief as the vanilla appears in the after-taste of every sip, covering the dryness of the lime and melting with it. But yeah, it is a great cocktail IMO.

Annabelle Egginton

3rd February 2024 at 12:42

Interesting flavour combination but can be different depending on the rum at hand. It definitely needs a more perfumed rum. Tastes great even if you don’t have the dash of absinthe.

John Hinojos

6th October 2022 at 01:22

Perfect. We make our own vanilla sugar. This was a great blending of flavours that all work perfectly together. It went perfectly with a very spicy Mexican dinner.

Sally Morgan

16th July 2022 at 19:41

I looked at the proportions with suspicion, but they work. I’m not sure what a ‘dash’ of absinthe is - I did my usual and coated the glass. Summery with a hint of sophistication.

J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails

4th July 2024 at 05:50

A dash is just under ¼ tsp

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