Recommended Difford's Guide modern web export by Difford's Guide (2025) — Difford's Guide modern source record
| 22.5 ml | lemon juice — {"raw_name": "Lemon juice", "raw_measure": "22.5 ml Lemon juice", "parse_status": "parsed", "mapping_status": "exact_existing"} | acid |
| 30 ml | Aged Jamaican rum — {"raw_name": "Aged Jamaican rum", "raw_measure": "30 ml Aged Jamaican rum", "parse_status": "parsed", "mapping_status": "exact_existing"} | base |
| 30 ml | Mezcal — {"raw_name": "Mezcal", "raw_measure": "30 ml Mezcal", "parse_status": "parsed", "mapping_status": "exact_existing"} | base |
| 5 dash | Aromatic bitters — {"raw_name": "Aromatic bitters", "raw_measure": "5 dash Aromatic bitters", "parse_status": "parsed", "mapping_status": "exact_existing"} | bitter |
| 8 dash | Chocolate bitters — {"raw_name": "Chocolate bitters", "raw_measure": "8 drop Chocolate bitters", "parse_status": "parsed", "mapping_status": "exact_existing"} | bitter |
| 30 ml | Pineapple juice — {"raw_name": "Pineapple juice", "raw_measure": "30 ml Pineapple juice", "parse_status": "parsed", "mapping_status": "exact_existing"} | dilution |
| 15 ml | Orgeat almond liqueur — {"raw_name": "Orgeat almond liqueur", "raw_measure": "15 ml Orgeat almond liqueur", "parse_status": "parsed", "mapping_status": "exact_existing"} | sweetener |
- Select and pre-chill a WINE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of five-spice powder.
- POUR first 6 ingredients into glass and briefly stir.
- Two-thirds fill glass with crushed ice and SWIZZLE.
- FILL glass with more crushed ice.
- FLOAT dashes of aromatic bitters.
- CROWN with a mound of crushed ice.
- Dust ice crown with five-spice powder.
- Serve with a straw.
Garnish: Prepare garnish of five-spice powder.
Ice: ice
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Modern provenance preserved separately; do not merge with historical recipes on name alone.