Missionary's Downfall
Ingredients
- 15 fresh Mint leaves
- 1 oz Light gold rum
- 1⁄2 oz Peach schnapps liqueur
- 1⁄3 oz Honey syrup
- 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
- 1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Collins glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lime slice wheel and mint sprigs.
Method:
- Gently MUDDLE mint (just to bruise) with rum in base of shaker.
- Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
Garnish:
- Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.
- Serve with a straw.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in the late 1930s by Donn Beach at his Don The Beachcomber restaurant in Hollywood, California.
Review:
Recipes for this venerable Tiki classic vary enormously and are often confused with the Aku Aku, which this cocktail morphed into at the hands of its creator, Donn Beach. The original recipe calls for peach brandy (distilled from fermented peaches) rather than peach liqueur (based on neutral spirit), but due to its clarity and clean flavour, I prefer peach schnapps as a substitute.
Many recipes blend fresh mint and pineapple, and while blending the mint gives the drink a vibrant green colour, it does resemble stagnant pond water and looks like something you'd only drink for the promise of perceived health-giving properties rather than for pleasure. Hence, my version is shaken, but be sure to use generous amounts of mint to impart colour and flavour.
