I found this recipe on thespruceeats.com.
gin, sweet vermouth, pineapple juice, Cointreau
Darling I love you, but give me Park Avenue.
– from the Green Acres theme song, a tv show from the 1960s
I hope you heard Eva Gabor singing that line as you read it.
There is very little history available about this drink, other than it started appearing in cocktail recipe books in the 1930s. It is such a weird combination of ingredients…was pineapple juice even easily available in the 1930s?
So, the drink. It’s a weird color, like the Brown Derby and Side Car. (You can see my previous posts on those drinks.) But unlike the Brown Derby and Side Car – this isn’t especially good. My taste buds can’t get a grip on anything, they are just bombarded with too many flavors. The good news is that this drink prompted me to order a pineapple today in my grocery delivery, which has been an unexpectedly amazing treat. Even the dogs are into pineapple now. 🍍