the parakeet

2 oz Privateer Rum (Privateer Tres Aromatique)
1/2 oz Aperol
1/2 oz Pineapple Syrup
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Grapefruit Juice
1/4 oz Cinnamon Syrup
2 dash DeGroff's Pimento Bitters

Shake with ice, strain into a Collins glass (Tiki mug), fill with crushed ice, and garnish with a pineapple frond and grapefruit twist (grapefruit twist only). Two Saturdays prior, I delved back into the Eastern Standard pre-Pandemic bar bible and latched on to The Parakeet. Overall, it appeared like a Jungle Bird riff that calls for pineapple syrup instead of juice akin to the Mocking Bird, Unique Bird, and other variations but with a name that reminded me of the Lorikeet. Once assembled in the Tiki mug, The Parakeet soared to the nose with a grapefruit oil aroma. Next, lime, grapefruit, orange, and pineapple notes on the sip roosted upon rum, cinnamon, and allspice flavors on the swallow.