Jungle Bird
A tiki classic that leans bitter, mixing dark rum with Campari, pineapple, and lime.
Base
rum
Glassware
Rocks glass
Flavor Profile
bittersweet
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz dark rum
- 0.75 oz Campari
- 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
- 1.5 oz pineapple juice
- 0.25 oz simple syrup
- Pineapple wedge, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 2Shake until well chilled.
- 3Strain into a rocks glass over ice and garnish with a pineapple wedge.
Origin & Story
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1978
Created at the Aviary Bar in the Kuala Lumpur Hilton, it was largely forgotten until cocktail historians revived it in the 2000s, prizing its unusual pairing of dark rum with bittersweet Campari.
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