Part of the reason for the hiatus is that I haven't been creating many original drinks lately. Instead I've been going back to basics, mixing clean and simple classics. But I guess there's nothing wrong with that - let's share some easy options.
I had a lime and a ton of pineapple syrup, so combining those made sense. First came a slightly modified Ti-Punch:
- 2 oz VSOP rhum agricole
- 1/4 oz pineapple syrup
- 1 lime coin (sliced right off the side so it still holds some flesh)
Pour the rhum and syrup over finely cracked ice, then swizzle (that is, stir aggressively). Squeeze the lime coin on both sides to catch the juice from the flesh, and the oil from the peel, then drop in. Top with more ice to fill and stir again.
That is a very simple and effective drink - basically a Sling, one among the proto-Cocktails. The only problem is its base spirit, which is both delicious and rare in my local liquor stores. Notice that like a number of tropical drinks, this makes good use of citrus. Another such drink is the Margarita, which makes use of tequila. I made a modified attempt as such:
- 2 oz resposado tequila
- 1/2 oz pineapple syrup
- Juice of 1/2 lime (reserved from the previous drink, in this case)
Shake and strain over cracked ice; insert a thin lime wheel as garnish. A salted rim is optional (though I might have to try a spiced rim of some kind).
This one is really just a tequila Sour, another proto-Cocktail, but it serves. Tequila and pineapple work splendidly together - maybe I'll attempt a pineapple liqueur to get closer to a classic Margarita formula.
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