Jungle Bird

Jungle Bird

from foodandwine.com
Appetizer
4 min
1 serving
330 kcal / serving

The Jungle Bird is a tropical cocktail that blends rum, Campari, pineapple juice, simple syrup and lime juice into a bitter, balanced, and refreshing cocktail. Learn to make this 1970s tropical classic.

Ingredients

  • 2 ouncesdark rum
  • ¾ ouncelime juice, freshly squeezed
  • ½ ouncesimple syrup
  • ¾ ouncecampari
  • 2 ouncespineapple juice
  • pineapple wedge, for garnish
  • mint bouquet, for garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    Combine all ingredients except the garnish into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously, 20–30 seconds, until well chilled.

  2. 2

    Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.

  3. 3

    Gather a large bunch of mint sprigs and slap them against your hand to release oils. Garnish the drink with a mint bouquet and a pineapple wedge.