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Pineapple Ginger Cooler

Sharp, tropical and warming at once. The ginger stops the pineapple from being merely sweet.

Prep
4 min
Serves
1
Glass
Highball
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

  • 3 oz pineapple juice
  • 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
  • 0.5 oz ginger syrup
  • 3 oz soda water
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pineapple wedge and candied ginger, to garnish

Method

  1. 1Add the pineapple juice, lime, ginger syrup and salt to a shaker with ice.
  2. 2Shake hard for 10 seconds — pineapple juice froths, and the foam is what makes this feel finished.
  3. 3Strain over fresh ice in a highball glass and top with soda.
  4. 4Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a piece of candied ginger.

Notes

  • Shake it. Pineapple juice builds a head that a stirred version never gets.
  • Fresh pineapple juice is a large upgrade here, but tinned works if you add extra lime.
  • A pinch of chilli on the rim is a genuinely good addition.

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