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Sunshine No. 1

Difford’s Guide
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
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 Monin Grenadine Syrup

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How to make

Glass

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Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of dehydrated pineapple slice wheel.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with dehydrated pineapple slice floated on surface.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Sunshine No. 1 contains 197 calories

Alcohol content:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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

Review

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

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Variations/similar cocktails

Sunshine Cocktail No. 2

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Comments & Discussion

David Orme Premium Member
Superb’ I used Noilly Prat as the dry vermouth very enjoyable. One for the list
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Delightfully light and pleasant!
score: 1
Chris Dimal
Really simple, but really good! Great botanical, herbaceous vermouth suprisingly combining so well with pineapple and rum.
score: 2
C.A. Mat
I didn't find this terribly sweet, but it has a nice velvety mouthfeel, with a lot of vermouth flavor. The rum recedes into the background. Generally a nice easy drink.
score: 2
Ian Fenton
I used a fairly low quality gold rum, Dolin and homemade pomegranate syrup and didn’t find it particularly sweet. The vermouth dominated with the pineapple in the background. Certainly easy drinking and went down quickly on a hot night. Maybe could do with some bitters or something (maybe a different garnish?) to add a little bit more dimension.
score: 3
John Hinojos Premium Member
We used half gold rum and half 151 Demerara rum to tone back the sweetness. Still a bit sweet, but wonderful on a warm afternoon.
score: 2

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