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Mary Pickford

White rum with pineapple juice, maraschino and a few drops of grenadine. Pale pink and soft — a Prohibition-era drink from Havana.

Base: Rum
Glass: Coupe glass
Method: Shake
Strength: 15% ABV

Ingredients

45 mlWhite Rum1 swap
Any light rumhigh
Little change
45 mlFresh Pineapple Juice
7.5 mlMaraschino Luxardo1 swap
A dry cherry liqueurlow
Less nutty
5 mlGrenadine Syrup

How to make

Technique

Shake · 10–15s

Shaking chills the drink fast while adding dilution and a light texture.

Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Serve

Glass

Coupe glassAlso fine: Martini glass, Nick & Nora glass

Garnish

Maraschino cherryOne, dropped straight in.

Taste & nutrition

15%ABV

175kcal

1.51Drinks

StrengthMedium

Sweet to drySweet

Estimated from ingredient amounts and assumed ABVs — not a lab measurement.

Good to know

Chill your glass first for a colder, better-tasting drink.

History

Year1920s

PlaceHavana, Cuba

Created byAttributed to Fred Kaufman

Created in 1920s Havana during Prohibition, the Mary Pickford honours the silent-film superstar of the day. White rum, pineapple juice, grenadine and maraschino give it a fruity, rose-tinted charm. Bartender Fred Kaufman is often credited with the drink. It captures the glamour of Cuba's golden cocktail age.

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