Napoleon's Vice from Lolinda Recipe

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Lauren Sloss
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Lauren Sloss
Lauren Sloss is a freelance journalist and a Bay Area-native whose serious eater status was sealed when she tried Brie for the first time at the age of 6. She wrote for Serious Eats from 2011–2015.
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Updated August 30, 2018
Wes Rowe

This winter tiki cocktail was created at the Wo Hing General Store by Brooke Arthur, in collaboration with Chris Lane, the bar manager at Lolinda in San Francisco. Lane notes their differing palates as an inspiration for the drink's elements: "I tend to favor the richer side of things, while she likes dry flavors," he said. "We both love tiki and sherry, though." Describing this drink as a "tiki cobbler," Lane thinks that this is "the perfect example of opposites attracting."

"We ended up with a perfect compromise between the dryness of the sherry and the richness of the rum," he says. "Toss a little nutmeg on top for garnish and you have winter Tiki. Boom!"

Notes: Use a deep, bold rum like Ron Diplomatico. For the pineapple gum syrup, use the version from Small Hand Foods, or try making your own at home.

Recipe Details

Napoleon's Vice from Lolinda Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces Amontillado sherry, such as Hidalgo Napoleon
  • 1 ounce aged rum such as Ron Diplomatico (Angostura 1919 works nicely, too)
  • 1/2 ounce Benedictine
  • 1/2 ounce unsweetened pineapple juice (fresh is best)
  • 1/4 ounce pineapple gum syrup (see note)
  • 1/4 ounce freshly squeezed juice from 1 lemon
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Crushed ice
  • Freshly grated nutmeg

Directions

  1. Combine sherry, rum, Benedictine, pineapple juice, pineapple gum, lemon juice, and bitters in a cocktail shaker. "Flash" shake—shake the drink very quickly and not very vigorously—to chill ingredients, about 8 seconds.

  2. Pour into serving glass filled with crushed ice; garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.

Special equipment

Cocktail shaker and strainer

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