Jungle Bird Cocktail
The Jungle Bird is a refreshing, bittersweet tiki drink that'll make you want to pretend you're in a tropical locale.
Servings 1
Calories 200kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounce dark rum
- 1 ½ ounce pineapple juice
- ½ to ¾ ounce bitter liqueur, such as Campari, Aperol or similar to taste
- ½ ounce lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 1 large ice cube
Garnish
- 1 cocktail cherry (not maraschino cherries)
- 3-4 pineapple fronds (pineapple leaves)
- 1 pineapple wedge
Instructions
- To a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add rum, pineapple juice, bitter liqueur, lime juice and simple syrup. Shake well.
- Strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube.
- Add a garnish of pineapple leaves, a wedge of pineapple and a cocktail cherry to resemble a bird with a big tail.
Notes
The garnish for a Jungle Bird is meant to resemble a bird (or at least a tail with lots of plumage). To make the bird-shaped garnish, here’s what to do:
- Pierce a cocktail cherry with a cocktail pick. Set aside. This is the bird’s head.
- Arrange three or four pineapple leaves in a fan shape. This will be the tail of the bird.
- Place a wedge of pineapple on top. This will be the body of the bird.
- While continuing to hold the pineapple and leaves, take the cocktail pick with the cherry and pierce it through the pineapple wedge, being careful to pierce it through the leaves, forming a bird shape with a head, body and plumed tail.
- Place on the rim of the cocktail to finish it off.
Nutrition
Serving: 4.5ounces | Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
