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Louis Eppinger, Grand Hotel, Yokohama (1890s)

Million Dollar Cocktail cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Shake everything with ice, strain back into the shaker and dry shake to build foam.
  2. 2Double strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a pineapple wedge.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
Up
Garnish
Pineapple wedge

Prep ahead

Fresh juice

Pineapple Juice

Yield
About 16 oz per pineapple (fresh)
Keeps
2 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh pineapple, or unsweetened canned pineapple juice

Method

  1. 1Fresh: peel, core, chop and press or blend, then fine strain. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Grenadine (1:1)

Keeps
3 weeks
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partpomegranate juice (by volume)
  • 1 partwhite sugar (by volume)
  • Optional: a few drops of orange flower water

Method

  1. 1Warm the pomegranate juice and stir in the sugar until dissolved. Do not boil. Let cool and add the orange flower water if using. Store in the refrigerator.

About the Million Dollar Cocktail

Million Dollar Cocktail is a cocktail made with london dry gin, sweet vermouth and pineapple juice, created by Louis Eppinger at Grand Hotel.

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