Shaken · Pilsner
GarnishPineapple wedge and mint sprig
Shaken · Pilsner
Ryan Liloia, New York City
Letter of Marque cocktail recipe
What goes in it
- 1.5 oz
- 0.5 oz
- 1 ozLime juice
Fresh juice · Recipe below ↓
- 0.5 ozCinnamon syrup (1:1)
House prep · Recipe below ↓
- 0.5 ozGinger syrup (3:2)
House prep · Recipe below ↓
- 0.25 ozPassion fruit purée
House prep · Recipe below ↓
- 0.25 ozVelvet falernum
Bottle · Velvet Falernum
- 4slices Pineapple
- 0.75 ozSoda water
Mixer · Recipe below ↓
Method · Shaken
- 1Muddle the pineapple slices with the ginger syrup in a shaker.
- 2Add everything else except the soda, shake with ice, then add the soda and strain over crushed ice in a pilsner glass.
- 3Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a mint sprig.
- Glass
- Pilsner
- Ice
- Crushed
- Garnish
- Pineapple wedge and mint sprig
Prep ahead
Fresh juice
Lime Juice
- Yield
- About 1 oz per lime
- Keeps
- 1 day
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- Fresh limes
Method
- 1Juice to order or in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.
House prep
Cinnamon Syrup (1:1)
- Keeps
- 1 month
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
- 1 partwater (by weight)
- 3 cinnamon sticks per cup of water, broken up
Method
- 1Simmer the cinnamon in the water for 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar until dissolved, then let steep as it cools, about 2 hours. Strain. Store in the refrigerator.
House prep
Ginger Syrup (3:2)
- Yield
- About 850 ml
- Keeps
- 2 weeks
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- 650 gcane sugar
- 435 mlfresh ginger juice
Method
- 1Blend the sugar and ginger juice on high until the sugar is fully dissolved.
House prep
Passion Fruit Purée
- Yield
- About 1 oz per 3 fruit
- Keeps
- 3 days
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- Ripe passion fruit pulp (or unsweetened frozen purée)
Method
- 1Scoop the pulp, blend briefly and strain out the seeds, or thaw a good unsweetened commercial purée.
About the Letter of Marque
Letter of Marque is a tiki cocktail made with aged rum, overproof rum and lime juice, created by Ryan Liloia.
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