Tiki · Party · Summer

Missionary’s Downfall

Rum blended with peach, lime, honey, pineapple and a handful of mint. Comes out slushy, green and very tropical.

Base: Rum
Glass: Coupe glass
Method: Blend
Strength: 12% ABV

Ingredients

30 mlWhite Rum1 swap
Any light rumhigh
Little change
15 mlPeach Brandy
15 mlFresh Lime Juice1 swap
Fresh lemon juicemedium
Slightly less floral, more tart
30 mlHoney Mix1 swap
Honey syrup or agavemedium
Little change
10 pcMint Leaves
4 pcsto 4 pcs Pineapple Chunks

How to make

Technique

Blend · 20–30s

Blending with ice gives a smooth, frozen texture.

Blend all the ingredients with half cup of crushed ice.
Serve it in a Coppa grande.

Serve

Glass

Coupe glassAlso fine: Martini glass, Nick & Nora glass

Garnish

Garnish with mint sprig and a slice of pineapple.Mint by the straw, so you smell it before you taste the drink.

Taste & nutrition

12%ABV

190kcal

1.28Drinks

StrengthLight

Sweet to dryBalanced

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

Good to know

Use freshly squeezed juice — bottled tastes flat.
Press the mint gently; shredding it turns the drink bitter.

History

Year1940s

PlaceUSA

Created byDonn Beach

One of Donn Beach's tropical creations from the golden age of tiki, the Missionary's Downfall blends rum with peach, pineapple, mint and lime, often blended with crushed ice. The result is bright, herbaceous and dangerously easy to drink. Its playful name hints at how quickly it disarms the unwary. It shows off the fresh, fruit-forward side of tiki.

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