The recipe
- 1½ ozBlackstrap rum45 ml
- ¾ ozCampari23 ml
- 1½ ozPineapple juice45 ml
- ½ ozLime juice15 ml
- ½ ozDemerara syrup15 ml
How to make it
- 1Fill a rocks glass with ice.
- 2Shake everything with ice.
- 3Strain over the ice.
Garnish: A pineapple wedge.
The ratio
3 : 1½ : 3 : 1 : 1
In parts, a Jungle Bird is 3 rum, 1½ Campari, 3 pineapple, 1 lime and 1 syrup. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Built the same way
Head to head
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