East India House

Three teaspoon-sized fruit modifiers add pineapple, cherry and orange accents to brandy. The recipe uses prepared pineapple syrup rather than juice, with aromatic bitters and lime peel completing a compact shaken presentation.

pale amber East India House in a coupe with lime twist, no ice.

Active preparation: 3 minutes

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Brandy
  • 5 ml Prepared pineapple syrup
  • 5 ml Maraschino liqueur
  • 5 ml Dry orange curaçao liqueur
  • 3 dash Angostura aromatic bitters
  • 1 piece Lime peel, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Measure brandy, prepared pineapple syrup, maraschino liqueur, orange curaçao and aromatic bitters into a shaker and add cubed ice.
  2. Seal the shaker and shake briskly until thoroughly cold, about 10–12 seconds.
  3. Fine-strain into a chilled coupe without ice.
  4. Express the lime peel over the surface and add it.