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Missionary's Downfall

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Donn Beach's pre-blender-era frozen mint-and-pineapple cooler, built with whole fruit and herb.

rum tiki classic mid-century blended frozen mint pineapple
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Ingredients

  • honey mix (1 oz)
  • crushed ice (0.75 cup)
  • fresh lime juice (0.5 oz)
  • fresh pineapple chunks (0.25 cup)
  • fresh mint leaves (0.25 cup)
  • peach brandy (0.5 oz)
  • light Puerto Rican rum (1 oz)
  • mint sprig (1)

Instructions

  1. First make honey mix by stirring equal parts honey and hot water until dissolved; cool.
  2. In an electric blender combine crushed ice, fresh lime juice, fresh pineapple chunks, fresh mint leaves, honey mix, peach brandy, and light Puerto Rican rum.
  3. Blend at high speed for .
  4. Pour unstrained into a chilled wine glass or pearl diver glass.
  5. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.

Sources

  1. Berry, Sippin' Safari (2017 ed.), Missionary's Downfall chapter, Berry's reconstruction of Donn Beach's 1940s spec, recovered from former Don the Beachcomber bartender Hank Riddle's surviving notes; documents the whole-pineapple-and-mint blender technique as a Donn signature. ↩
  2. "Missionary's Downfall." Kindred Cocktails. https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/missionarys-downfall-don-beachcomber (accessed 2026-05-03), published version of the Berry reconstruction; source for this file's measurement bill. ↩