Modified Hawaiian Sunset

The Hawaiian Sunset was a cocktail from the Aku-Aku restaurant at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, circa 1960s. Famously used by Jeff “Beachbum” Berry in his books, the cocktail features vodka as a base spirit and grenadine for color and flavor. As described by Beachbum Berry, the recipe is as follows. Hawaiian Sunset – Aku-Aku Original½ oz Lime Juice½ oz Lemon Juice½ oz Orgeat1 tsp Grenadine1½ oz VodkaShake with cubes and strain into cocktail glass. If I can use a lighter style rum in place of vodka I’ll take that option every single time. I also thought that I’d like to taste more of the grenadine, especially since I’m testing the Portland Syrups Grenadine. So, I came up with a modified version that focuses more on the grenadine and uses rum instead of vodka. Hawaiian Sunset – Revised1 oz Lemon Juice¼ oz Orgeat½ oz Grenadine1½ oz Light Puerto Rican RumShake with cubes and strain into cocktail glass. This is really delicious, thanks to Portland Syrups Grenadine that has a lovely…