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Missionary's Downfall recipe
A frozen tiki cooler of rum, pineapple, mint and honey.
A Missionary's Downfall is 45 ml (42.3 g) White Rum, 30 ml (31.2 g) Pineapple Juice, 15 ml (15.5 g) Fresh Lime Juice, 10 ml (12 g) Honey Syrup and 1 ml (1 g) Mint, blended and served in a coupe. It pours to about 101 ml before ice, at roughly 18.3% ABV. Weighing the ingredients instead of measuring them is what keeps the balance identical from one round to the next.
- Glasscoupe
- Methodblended
- Pour volume101 ml
- Strength (est.)18.3% ABV
- Time5 min
Missionary's Downfall ingredients — in millilitres and grams
Grams are what the PourPilot coaster actually targets. They are not the same as the millilitres: a spirit is lighter than water, a syrup is heavier, so 30 ml of one is never 30 g. The right-hand column is the density we use, in grams per millilitre.
| Ingredient | Volume | Weight | g/ml | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Rum | 45 ml | 42.3 g | 0.94 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Pineapple Juice | 30 ml | 31.2 g | 1.04 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Fresh Lime Juice | 15 ml | 15.5 g | 1.03 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Honey Syrup | 10 ml | 12 g | 1.20 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Mint | 1 ml | — | 0.98 | A handful of mint, blended |
How to make a Missionary's Downfall
- Set your coupe on the scale (or on the PourPilot coaster) and zero it. Every measurement below is given in millilitres and in grams, so you can use either.
- Add White Rum, Pineapple Juice, Fresh Lime Juice, Honey Syrup and Mint to a blender.
- Blend on high until completely smooth, 20–30 seconds. Add a small scoop of crushed ice only if it needs loosening.
- Pour into a coupe.
- Garnish: A handful of mint, blended.
Missionary's Downfall: the questions people actually ask
How strong is a Missionary's Downfall?
Roughly 18.3% ABV as poured, before the ice dilutes it — typically another 15–25% water by the time you finish stirring or shaking. Medium strength. About the same as a fortified wine, poured short.
What glass should a Missionary's Downfall be served in?
A coupe. Chill it first — a room-temperature stemmed glass will undo half the work you just did in the mixing tin.
Can I make a Missionary's Downfall without a jigger?
Yes — that is what the gram column is for. Put the glass or tin on a kitchen scale, zero it, and pour to the weight. It is more accurate than a jigger because nothing is left clinging to the inside of the measure. The PourPilot coaster does the same thing without you having to watch a display: it lights up as you approach the target and tells you when to stop.
Why are some ingredients not weighed?
Dashes of bitters and rinses are too small to weigh reliably — a dash is roughly 0.8 ml, well inside the noise of any bar scale. Count them instead. Everything else in this Missionary's Downfall is weighed.
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