The recipe
- 2 ozOrange juice60 ml
- 1½ ozPineapple juice45 ml
- ¾ ozLemon juice23 ml
- 1 tspGrenadine5 ml
- 3 dashesAlcohol-free aromatic bitters (optional)
- Top withSoda water≈ 2 oz
How to make it
- 1Shake everything but the soda with ice.
- 2Strain into a highball full of ice.
- 3Top with soda water.
Garnish: A lemon wheel.
Variations: cocktailmag.fr shakes 7 cl orange, 6 cl pineapple and 2 cl grenadine and tops it with 5 cl lemonade in place of the lemon and soda.
Difford’s uses 3 dashes of Angostura; here alcohol-free bitters, and optional. Difford’s doesn’t measure the soda; “top” is 60 ml on this site.
The ratio
2¾ : 2 : 1 : 2¾
In parts, a Cinderella is 2¾ orange, 2 pineapple, 1 lemon and 2¾ soda. Plus a touch of grenadine. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
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