Electric Avenue
Swizzle ∙ 3 min ∙ 11.3% ABV ∙
The Electric Avenue is a swizzled tropical highball of gold rum, pineapple and lime juice, sugar syrup, and a ruby port float, served long in a Collins glass. Tart pineapple and lime lead, port adds a faint dried-fruit depth as it settles through the ice, finishing crisp and mint-scented — a poolside sipper.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Pour the first 4 ingredients into the chilled glass: Light gold rum 35 mlPineapple juice 35 mlLime juice 25 mlSugar syrup 15 ml
- Fill the glass 2/3 full with crushed ice
- Swizzle with a bar spoon
- Fill the glass with more crushed ice and briefly churn
- Float Ruby port 15 ml
- Garnish with a mint sprig
Tips
- Swizzle rather than shake: insert a bar spoon or swizzle stick into crushed ice and spin briskly between palms for 10-15 seconds until the glass frosts.
- Fill the Collins glass with crushed ice first, then swizzle the rum, pineapple juice, lime juice and sugar syrup together before floating the ruby port.
- Float the ruby port slowly over the back of a spoon so it sits on top, creating a red layer instead of mixing straight into the drink.
History
Electric Avenue was created by Irish bartender Conor Myers of The Exchequer bar in Dublin as his entry for the 2017 Bacardí Legacy Cocktail Competition, a global contest for bartenders sponsored by the rum brand. Myers went on to represent Ireland at the competition's Northern European final in Berlin with the drink, which pairs light rum, pineapple and lime juice with a float of ruby port. The cocktail's bright, layered look, built around the port poured over crushed ice, was designed by Myers to be visually loud and festival-ready, inspiring its name after the vividly colored, high-energy drink he set out to make.
FAQ
What is in an Electric Avenue?
Light gold rum, pineapple juice, fresh lime juice, sugar syrup, and a float of ruby port, swizzled over crushed ice and garnished with a mint sprig. The port sits on top rather than being stirred through, giving the drink a two-toned look in the glass.
Is an Electric Avenue shaken or stirred?
Neither — it is swizzled. The ingredients are built directly in the Collins glass over crushed ice and stirred rapidly with a swizzle stick or barspoon to chill and dilute without aerating it like a shake would.
What glass is an Electric Avenue served in?
A Collins glass, packed with crushed ice and topped with a mint sprig.
How strong is an Electric Avenue?
It is a light, sessionable drink at about 11.3% ABV, closer to a glass of wine in strength than a spirit-forward cocktail. The juice, syrup, and port dilute the rum considerably, which is what makes it suited to long, slow drinking over crushed ice.
Is an Electric Avenue vegan?
Yes, it is vegan, vegetarian, and lactose-free, since it is built entirely from rum, port, juice, and syrup with no dairy or animal-derived ingredients.
