Pins & Needles
A hybrid between a Daiquiri and a spritz, Alex Day's Pins & Needles combines aromatic rhum agricole with sweet, flowery Lillet Rosé and old-school sweetener pineapple gum.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Nicole Franzen
A hybrid between a Daiquiri and a spritz, Alex Day's Pins & Needles combines aromatic rhum agricole with sweet, flowery Lillet Rosé and old-school sweetener pineapple gum.
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