Chairs Up Daiq

Kelsey Ramage, Trash Tiki | Toronto

Playing up pineapple cordial’s grassy side, Kelsey Ramage pairs the tropical-minded ingredient with two ounces of rhum agricole alongside lemon juice and orange bitters, for acidity and balance. 

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 2 ounces rhum agricole, preferably Rhum Clément
  • 2 ounces rhum agricole, preferably Rhum Clément
  • 3/4 ounce green pineapple cordial (see Editor's Note)
  • 3/4 ounce green pineapple cordial (see Editor's Note)
  • 3/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 3/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • 2 dashes orange bitters

Directions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin and shake with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe.
Editor's Note

Green Pineapple Cordial:
2 cups white or confectioners' sugar
Rinds from one pineapple
5-6 basil stems with leaves attached
1/2 cup water

Blend sugar and water until almost dissolved. Add basil stems and pineapple and blend until sugar is fully dissolved. Strain through a fine strainer. Bottle and refrigerate for up to 5 days.