Jungle Bird
Rum · Rocks
Born at the Kuala Lumpur Hilton in 1978 — dark rum, Campari, pineapple, and lime. A tiki drink with a bitter spine that reinvented the style in the 2010s.
| Glass | Rocks |
| Garnish | None |
| ABV | 15% |
| Category | modern |
| Flavor | tropical, bitter, tiki, balanced |
Ingredients
- Dark Rum1.5 oz
- Campari0.75 oz
- Pineapple Juice1.5 oz
- Fresh Lime Juice0.5 oz
- Simple Syrup0.5 oz
- Pineapple Wedge1 piece
- Maraschino Cherry1 piece
Method
- Add rum, Campari, pineapple juice, lime juice, and simple syrup to shaker with ice
- Shake hard
- Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice
- Garnish with pineapple wedge and cherry
Pro Tips
- 1978 Kuala Lumpur Hilton original — a tiki drink with Campari, still shocking decades later.
- Dark rum and Campari in equal parts; the bitter-sweet balance is the trick.
- Fresh pineapple juice, not bottled; the foam the shake creates is half the charm.