Photo by Kristen Kilpatrick
This bright, bittersweet riff on a classic tiki cocktail uses a rich simple syrup to add sweetness without watering things down.
Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar
1 oz. Aperol
1 oz. overproof rum
1 oz. pineapple juice
1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
1 pineapple leaf (optional, for garnish)
Preparation
Step 1
Combine sugar and 1/4 cup water in a jar, cover, and shake until sugar is dissolved.
Step 2
Combine Aperol, rum, pineapple juice, lime juice, and 1/4 oz. syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Cover and shake vigorously 30 seconds. Strain into a glass filled to the brim with crushed ice and garnish with a pineapple leaf, if desired.
Recipe notes
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