#zenith cooler

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Zenith Cooler (Meier)

Gin - 2 oz

Pineapple Syrup - 1 tbsp

Soda Water - 4 oz

Build everything in a long tumbler with three or four lumps of ice. Garnish with a piece of pineapple.

From Frank Meier’s The Artistry of Mixing Drinks.

In contrast to Robert Vermeire’s Zenith Cooler, Frank Meier’s version is far inferior. Replacing freshly squeezed pineapple juice and sugar with pineapple syrup is not just going to make the flavour worse, but it changes the flavour altogether. So rather than a refreshing Pineapple Collins, you get this almost gin + commercial pineapple soda mixture. You have to have a minimum of 4 ounces of soda/seltzer to balance the intense sweetness of the syrup, so use a large 14-ounce glassware, otherwise build the drink with slightly smaller pieces of ice.

[elixirforthesoul]

Zenith Cooler

Gin - 2 oz

Pineapple - 1 slice

Sugar Syrup - 1 tsp

Soda Water - 2 oz

Juice the slice of pineapple and strain the juice. Build everything with 2 lumps of ice in a long tumbler. Stir well and garnish with piece of pineapple.

From Robert Vermeire’s Cocktails: How to Mix Them.

A simple and refreshing pineapple Cooler. You can use pineapple juice from a carton if you cannot be bothered to juice your own, but the result is surely not going to be quite as good. Be generous with slice of pineapple, an average thickness should yield roughly 2 ounces of juice. Depending on the sweetness of your pinapple, adjust the amount of syrup to your taste. Also increase the amount of soda if you want a drier and softer drink.