Bird of Paradise

Name: Bird of Paradise
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup sugar; 1 1 oz. Aperol; 1 1 oz. overproof rum; 1 1 oz. pineapple juice; 1 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice; 1 1 pineapple leaf (optional; 1 for garnish)

From the kitchen of Carly

Aperol and overproof rum cut through bright pineapple and lime in this crushingly good tropical drink. A homemade sugar syrup ties everything together, while crushed ice keeps it properly chilled. One sip and you're somewhere warm.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

11/2 cup sugar
11 oz. Aperol
11 oz. overproof rum
11 oz. pineapple juice
11/2 oz. fresh lime juice
11 pineapple leaf (optional
1for garnish)

Instructions

Combine sugar and 1/4 cup water in a jar, cover, and shake until sugar is dissolved.
Combine Aperol, rum, pineapple juice, lime juice, and 1/4 oz. syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Cover and shake vigorously 30 seconds. Strain into a glass filled to the brim with crushed ice and garnish with a pineapple leaf, if desired.