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Honeymusk

1 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
1 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Pineapple syrup
1⁄2 oz Cynar
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, coupe.

Cocktail summary
Created by
zpearson
Year
2011
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(23 ratings)
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  • V tasty
  • Very good. Try with apply cider syrup.
  • Made with homemade pineapple gum syrup, tasty, funky, nice complexity from S&C and Cynar, well balanced — ★★★★
  • Creamy, funky, lemony. A favorite use of Smith & Cross.
  • Too bitter, back off on the Cynar
  • Very nice tropical cocktail. Funk of the Smith & Cross comes through. Substituted a 1" cube of pineapple, muddled, with 3/4 oz simple syrup. Pineapple was present, but not forward. — ★★★★★
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Comments
Zachary Pearson commented on 4/22/2011:

Smells great. Too much lemon, it compresses the midpalate. Maybe either 3/4 oz of pineapple or 3/4 oz of lemon would work. Will report back.

Zachary Pearson commented on 4/22/2011:

The 3/4 oz of pineapple version is better than the 3/4 oz lemon version. More pineapple develops the musky aroma that accents the Bananas Foster/estery rum nicely, and gives the palate a sweet and sour thing.

christina in tacoma commented on 11/20/2011:

Really good, and worth the effort of making the pineapple syrup. The rum shines, the pineapple complements from the background without taking over, and the cynar adds just enough bitterness. I love my Smith and Cross, and this cocktail is worthy:)

DrunkLab commented on 3/01/2013:

I made this by muddling pineapple chunks in Petite Canne cane syrup and letting it rest for a bit before shaking it, chunks and all, with the rest of the drink and straining. Very aromatic. The nose is a melange of overripe fruit esters from the rum, honey and savory herbs from the Cynar, and musky funky sweetness from the pineapple. These three ingredients draw a lot of great scents and flavors out of each other and are worth playing with further. The drink itself's delicious. I spent a few minutes just savoring the smells but downed the drink almost too quickly. Will make again.

Zachary Pearson commented on 3/01/2013:

I almost think you could sub out the S&C for 1 1/4 oz La Favorite Blanc and have another quite interesting drink. Glad you liked it.

DrunkLab commented on 3/01/2013:

I agree. I think the intense grassiness would do interesting things with the Cynar. I'll give it a shot if I ever pick up La Favorite for my home bar.

destro100 commented on 3/18/2013:

I enjoyed this, but I did find that the pineapple gets a little lost (even when raising it to 1oz) and instead tastes a bit like honey syrup. Hence the name?

Good drink overall!

Zachary Pearson commented on 3/18/2013:

There's an old Jamaican sugar plantation called Monymusk, and the drink's color and aroma reminded me of honey - a quick leap to the name.

Shomas commented on 11/25/2016:

This is VERY good and exceptionally complex. I love the funkiness of the rum coming through.