tiki · bitter · 1978

Jeffrey Ong · Aviary Bar, Kuala Lumpur Hilton, Kuala Lumpur

Created for the Kuala Lumpur Hilton's aviary-side cocktail hour, forgotten for twenty years, then resurrected as the tiki drink even Campari drinkers respect.

1. 1½ ozBlackstrap rumThe funk is structural
2. ¾ ozCampari
3. 1½ ozPineapple juice
4. ½ ozLime juice
5. ½ ozDemerara syrup2:1

Over cubed ice

Shake hard with cracked ice. Pour unstrained into a rocks glass. Garnish: Pineapple frond.