RestaurantsThe DuchessAloha Cooler Recipe

Aloha Cooler Recipe

Inspired by The Duchess
Time10m
Serves1

pineapple, yuzu soda, li hing mui

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

Garnish & Finish

Method

Cocktail

1

Make li hing mui syrup

If you don't have li hing mui syrup ready: combine 1/4 cup li hing mui powder (or crushed li hing candies) with 1/2 cup hot water and 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Stir until dissolved, cool and strain. Use 0.5 oz per cocktail.

2

Fill a Collins or highball glass with ice (about 1 cup).

3

In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, add 3 oz pineapple juice, 1.5 oz white rum, 0.5 oz li hing mui syrup, and 0.5 oz fresh lime juice.

4

Shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds to chill and slightly dilute.

5

Strain the shaken mixture into the prepared glass over the ice.

6

Top gently with 3 oz yuzu soda. Stir once lightly with a bar spoon to combine — do not over-stir to preserve the soda's effervescence.

Garnish & Finish

7

Wet the outer rim of the glass lightly with a lime wedge (optional) and dip or sprinkle 1/2 tsp li hing mui powder onto one side of the drink or the rim for a sweet-salty tang.

8

Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a mint sprig. Serve with a straw and enjoy.