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Piña Ginger Fizz | Taste and Tipple

Piña Ginger Fizz

Course Drinks
Cuisine Caribbean
Keyword Piña Ginger Fizz
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • ½ cup chopped pineapple
  • 6 torn mint leaves
  • 1½ oz spiced rum
  • 4 oz ginger beer
  • ½ oz Demerara Simple Syrup, recipe follows
  • 3 broiled pineapple chunks, recipe follows
  • 2 pineapple leaves, for garnish

Demerara Simple Syrup

  • ½ cup boiling water
  • ½ cup demerara sugar

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, combine ½ cup chopped pineapple, 6 torn mint leaves, 1½ oz spiced rum and 3 ice cubes. Shake well and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with ginger beer, and drizzle over ½ oz Demerara Simple Syrup (see recipe below). Garnish with broiled pineapple chunks (see recipe below) and two pineapple leaves. 

Demerara Simple Syrup

  1. To make Demerara Simple Syrup, pour ½ cup boiling water over ½ cup demerara sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar and refrigerate until chilled.

Broiled Pineapple Chunks

  1. For the broiled pineapple chunks, cut pineapple into chunks and brush lightly with Demerara Simple Syrup. Place on foil-lined cookie sheet and broil for 4 to 5 minutes or until caramelized.

Recipe Notes

Recipe from: St. Once, Christopher. "Ambrosial Ginger Fizz." Food & Drink. Holiday 2013.