For me, one of the principles they use when I create cocktails is that one should use ingredients which they prefer themselves. That means that I usually not provide a set of specific liquors when I write up the recipes. Sure, sometimes I may use specific liqueurs rather than something generic. However, when it comes to the base spirits, I usually tend to give the broad category that I recommend using. If I want to show some specific spirit that I am using I will show that in the picture. It is up to you the reader of my recipes to decide what to use in your cocktail. However, there are sometimes cocktails which can’t use any spirit at all within a category. For me this week is one of those where I will share a where it is important to use the exact same brand and version of the spirit as I am using. Otherwise, you will not experience the same cocktail like the one I have presented.
For me, this is one of those cocktails that one should try, it is nice and balanced bright and fruity as well as being very flavourful. However, it is important that you don’t use any other type of pineapple rum, which likely is overly sweetened. The pineapple rum by Plantation is fruity, bright and dry which contradicts everything I have ever experienced before with flavoured rums. The dry pineapple flavour is brought alive by the acidity of the lime juice and the sweetness of the simple syrup. On top of that, it is nicely rounded off by the rum that is used as the base in for the pineapple flavour. I have once mentioned this cocktail before on this blog. I first tried this cocktail when I was at Three Dots and a Dash last year. For me that was one of the best experiences I have had in a bar when the waitress gave her approval on the cocktail, considering it was not listed on the menu. Once again, I highly recommend this cocktail.
My Recipe:
- 2 oz (6 cl) Plantation Stiggin’s Fancy Pinapple Rum
- 0.75 oz (2.25 cl) Simple Syrup
- 0.07 oz (2.25 cl) Lime Juice
Add the ingredients to a shaker with ice, shake to chill and dilute before straining into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel, a piece of pineapple or a leaf from a pineapple.