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The Left Hook
[Photograph: Robyn Lee]
Try your homemade Krangostura bitters in this cocktail developed by Tona Palomino and Jafrul Shahin of wd-50 in New York.
Tona says: "It is a short punch, hence the name, and a pretty and tasty little drink. The clove [from the Krangostura] punches through and gives it that great Caribbean feel". It's a little spicy, a little rich, a little tropical, but not oversweet.
Note: Smoky, aromatic Batavia Arrack has a really distinctive flavor—as Paul Clarke says, it's somewhere between Haitian rum and single-malt Scotch. It can be purchased online for around $30. In a pinch, you can substitute a funky Jamaica rum.
The Left Hook
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 1 |
| Active time: | 3 minutes |
| Total time: | 3 minutes |
| Special equipment: | cocktail shaker, rocks glass |
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces Batavia Arrack (see note above)
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- 1/2 dropper Krangostura bitters
- ice
- 1 ounce sparkling wine
Procedures
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1
Add Batavia Arrack, pineapple juice, simple syrup, and bitters to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled rocks glass (no ice). Top off with sparkling wine.
