POLICE & THIEVES from the One-Bottle Cocktail

"Reprinted with permission from The One-Bottle Cocktail: More than 80 Recipes with Fresh Ingredients and a Single Spirit by Maggie Hoffman, copyright © 2018. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Photography copyright: Kelly Puleio © 2018 ----- Frank Cisneros says this is probably the most popular cocktail he's ever made; it was on the menu at Gin Palace in New York's East Village for years. Upon first taste, you'll see why it was such a crowd-pleaser. It's a sunny, warming drink, thanks to pineapple's heady tropical flavor and a spicy cinnamon simple syrup, all perked up with grapefruit, lime, and piney gin. -- There's no need to get out a juicer for this; just muddle a 2- to 3-inch chunk of fresh pineapple and strain through a fine-mesh strainer into your measuring cup or jigger. This drink would be totally at home at a tiki party; you can multiply the recipe (and make fresh pineapple juice by whirring chopped fruit in your blender, then straining), but don't try to shake more than two drinks at a time."
 
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photo by Maggie Hoffman photo by Maggie Hoffman
photo by Maggie Hoffman
photo by Maggie Hoffman photo by Maggie Hoffman
Ready In:
5mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
1 drink
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ingredients

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directions

  • Combine gin, cinnamon syrup, pineapple juice, lime juice, and grapefruit juice in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 12 seconds. Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  • CINNAMON SYRUP:

  • MAKES ABOUT 12 OUNCES, ENOUGH FOR 24 DRINKS.
  • Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan and warm over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Break up cinnamon sticks and add to the syrup, then increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let sit, covered, for 1 to 2 hours. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer set over a resealable container. Refrigerate for up to 1 week.
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  • https://www.amazon.com/One-Bottle-Cocktail-Recipes-Ingredients-Single/dp/0399580042/.

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  1. Buy The One-Bottle Cocktail book here: https://www.amazon.com/One-Bottle-Cocktail-Recipes-Ingredients-Single/dp/0399580042/
     
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I write about food and drinks, especially cocktails, wine, and beer. My first book, The One-Bottle Cocktail: More than 80 Recipes with Fresh Ingredients and a Single Spirit, focuses on easy cocktails you can make at home with a single bottle of booze. No bitters, no vermouth, just vodka, gin, rum, tequila, brandy, or whiskey, and ingredients you can find at your local grocery store.
 
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