🦜 Jungle Bird

The bitter tiki drink that changed everything

🍹 Malaysian Tiki

Ingredients

1½ oz Blackstrap or dark Jamaican rum
¾ oz Campari
1½ oz Pineapple juice
½ oz Fresh lime juice
½ oz Simple syrup
1 Pineapple wedge (for garnish)

Instructions

Add rum, Campari, pineapple juice, lime juice, and simple syrup to a shaker.
Fill with ice and shake vigorously.
Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
Garnish with a pineapple wedge.

Pro Tips

🌏 Kuala Lumpur Origins

Created in 1978 at the Aviary Bar in the Kuala Lumpur Hilton, Malaysia. The unexpected marriage of Italian bitter liqueur with tropical tiki ingredients was revolutionary.

🔥 Modern Revival

Rediscovered by bartender Giuseppe González in the 2000s, the Jungle Bird has become a modern classic, proving bitter and tropical belong together.

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