Mary Pickford

Name: Mary Pickford
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz White Rum; 1.5 oz Pineapple Juice; 0.25 oz Grenadine; 0.25 oz Maraschino Liqueur; Maraschino cherry (garnish, optional)

ClassicIBA Official

Havana's pink, Prohibition-era rum classic.

ClassicFruityCelebrationTropical

3 minEasyBalanced

Fruity and smooth. Frothy pineapple and rum with a rosy sweetness from grenadine and a nutty-cherry note of maraschino — tropical without being heavy.

Ingredients

2 oz White Rum
1.5 oz Pineapple Juice
0.25 oz Grenadine
0.25 oz Maraschino Liqueur
Maraschino cherry · optional garnish

Method

1
Add the rum, pineapple juice, grenadine, and maraschino liqueur to a shaker with ice.
2
Shake hard until well-chilled and frothy.
3
Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
4
Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

The Story

Created in 1920s Havana for silent-film star Mary Pickford while she vacationed there during Prohibition. Bartender Fred Kaufman (or Eddie Woelke, by some accounts) built her a drink as glamorous as its namesake — and it became a Cuban icon.

Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Maraschino cherry

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