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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Method
Cocktail
- 1
Prepare tools
Chill a rocks or Old Fashioned glass by filling it with ice and set aside. Gather a cocktail shaker, jigger, bar spoon, and strainer.
- 2
Measure and combine
Add 2 oz dark rum, 3 tsp Campari (equivalent to 1/2 oz), 1.5 oz fresh pineapple juice, 1/2 oz fresh lime juice, 1/2 oz simple syrup, and 1 dash Angostura bitters into the cocktail shaker.
- 3
Add ice and shake
Fill the shaker with ice (about 1 cup). Secure the lid and shake vigorously for about 10–15 seconds, until the shaker is well chilled and slightly frosted.
- 4
Prepare glass
Dump the ice from the chilled serving glass and fill it with fresh ice (crushed or cubes) as desired.
- 5
Strain and serve
Double-strain the shaken cocktail into the prepared glass over fresh ice using a Hawthorne or fine strainer to remove small ice shards and pulp.
- 6
Garnish
Garnish with a pineapple wedge or a pineapple leaf and an optional maraschino cherry. Serve immediately.
- 7
Notes
Adjust sweetness by increasing/decreasing simple syrup by 1/4 oz. Use high-quality dark rum for depth; aged Jamaican-style rums are traditional. Fresh pineapple juice is recommended for best flavor.
