Mary Pickford
A pink rum cocktail with pineapple, grenadine and a touch of maraschino: sunshine in a glass.
Ingredients
- White rum, Cuban style, ideally60 ml
- Maraschino liqueur5 ml
- Pineapple juice, freshly pressed60 ml
- Grenadine, real pomegranate grenadine, ideally5 ml
- Cocktail cherry, to garnish (optional)1 whole
Method
- Add the rum, maraschino liqueur, pineapple juice and grenadine to a shaker.
- Fill the shaker three-quarters full with ice.
- Shake hard for 10–15 seconds, until ice-cold and the shaker is frosting over.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with a cocktail cherry.
After the traditional recipe in The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930)
About this drink
The Mary Pickford was created in 1920s Havana, when American bartenders fled to Cuba during Prohibition. It is named after the silent film star Mary Pickford, although it is doubtful she was actually present at its creation. It first appeared in print in 1928 and later became a classic of The Savoy Cocktail Book.
