Pickwick Club

Name: Pickwick Club
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 8 ml Simple Syrup; 8 ml Passion Fruit Syrup; 2 dash Angostura Bitters; 60 ml Pineapple Rum; 1 twst Orange Peel; 1 dash Absinthe; 8 ml Allspice Dram; 8 ml Overproof Rum

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Stir Pineapple Rum, Overproof Rum, Passion Fruit Syrup, Simple Syrup with ice. Strain into a rocks glass.

A patron at Drink requested an Old Fashioned with a fruity twist. Instead of using apple brandy and grenadine, I opted for a tropical flavor profile. The base was Plantation pineapple rum, sweetened with Don’s Spices #2 (a blend of vanilla syrup and allspice dram), passion fruit syrup, and seasoned with Angostura, mole, and absinthe bitters. To make up for the shortfall in volume, I added a splash of Plantation Original Dark Rum. The cocktail was well-received by three guests that evening, including the original requester. Intrigued by its success, I recreated it at home. Inspired by the rum’s origins linked to Charles Dickens’ Pickwick Club social club, I named my creation the Pickwick Club.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Herbal

Spicy

Strong

Sweet