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.
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Kelsey Ramage, Trash Tiki | Toronto

Ingredients
Serving: 1
- 2 ounces rhum agricole, preferably Rhum Clément
- 3/4 ounce green pineapple cordial (see Editor's Note)
- 3/4 ounce lemon juice
- 2 dashes orange bitters
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin and shake with ice.
- 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.