The Jungle Chicken cocktail was created within the Nineteen Seventies within the Aviary Bar on the Kuala Lumpur Hilton lodge. Bartender Jeffrey Ong created the cocktail, typically serving it in a porcelain vessel formed like a chook. The Jungle Chicken was served because the welcome drink at this Hilton. This tiki drink turned highly regarded in Malaysia. Many years later, it has made its away world wide. The primary written recipe was documented in “The New American Bartender’s Information” by John J. Poister. Years later it was featured in Jeff Berry’s guide “Intoxica” in 2002.

Made with simply 5 ingredients- rum, Campari, lime juice, pineapple juice and demerara syrup this refined cocktail is straightforward to make at residence.

Extra Rum Drinks: Rum Runner, Mai Tai, Mojito, Piña Colada, Darkish & Stormy, Cuba Libre, Blue Hawaii, Painkiller.

Substances in a Jungle Chicken

• Rum Select a blackstrap or darkish rum.
• Campari or any Italian bitter.
• Pineapple Juice for sweetness and tropical taste.
• Lime Juice freshly squeezed.
• Demerara Syrup a easy syrup made utilizing demerara sugar.
• Garnish with a pineapple wedge, cherry or lime slice.

The standard glassware alternative for a Jungle Chicken was chook formed ceramic mug. I used a double quaint glass. If you wish to be elaborate, these chook glasses are very enjoyable as properly.

Directions

Start by pouring the rum, Campari, pineapple juice, lime juice, and demerara syrup right into a cocktail shaker stuffed with ice.

Shake for 10-15 seconds.

Pressure over a glass with contemporary ice.

Garnish with a pineapple wedge, cherry or lime slice.

Ideas for Making

• Finest Rum for a Jungle Chicken – This recipe requires blackstrap rum, whereas Berry favored Jamaican rum. The primary written recipe referred to as for generic darkish rum- so we suggest sticking to a darkish rum. 
• Substitutions – Should you don’t have demerara syrup, you possibly can substitute it for easy syrup. It’s also possible to substitute Campari for an additional Italian bitter (comparable to Aperol, which is barely extra candy than Campari). 
• Garnish concepts – You should use use pineapple fronds (pineapple leaves) to high the drink. This has a cool bird-like look. We used a pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry secured along with a cocktail decide.

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