Tropical Fluff

Fanny Chu, Donna | Brooklyn

Bartender Fanny Chu’s low-proof mashup of a Jungle Bird and a Garibaldi calls on the bittersweet and tropical in equal measure. “I wanted a low-ABV Jungle Bird variation with fresh fruit juices,” she says. “Reminds me of when I was in Hawaii.”

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 2 ounces pineapple juice
  • 2 ounces pineapple juice
  • 1 ounce orange juice
  • 1 ounce orange juice
  • 1/2 ounce grapefruit juice
  • 1/2 ounce grapefruit juice
  • 3/4 ounce Aperol
  • 3/4 ounce Aperol
  • 1/2 ounce Jamaican rum, preferably Doctor Bird
  • 1/2 ounce Jamaican rum, preferably Doctor Bird
  • 1/2 ounce Giffard Banane du Brésil
  • 1/2 ounce Giffard Banane du Brésil

Garnish: half wheel of orange with torched sugar

Directions
  1. Combine the grapefruit, orange and pineapple juices in a cocktail shaker or high-speed blender.
  2. Add 3 to 4 cubes of ice and shake or blend until you no longer hear the ice.
  3. Pour into any glass you have on hand and garnish.

Tagged: bitter, rum, tropical

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