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Prince of Wales

Anytime · Aperitivo/aperitif · Christmas and Thanksgiving

4.0 11 ratings

Ingredients

1 cube Pineapple (fresh)
1 1/2 oz Rye whiskey 50% abv
1/6 oz Pineapple juice
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/12 oz Maraschino liqueur
1 dash Aromatic bitters
1 oz Brut sparkling wine

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of skewered pineapple cube and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. 3 MUDDLE pineapple in base of shaker.
  2. 4 Add next 5 ingredients (all but sparkling wine) and SHAKE with ice.
  3. 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  4. 6 TOP with sparkling wine.

Garnish

  1. 7 Garnish with skewered pineapple cube and maraschino cherry.

Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks

History

Delicious! Delicate pineapple and maraschino fruitiness, with rye whiskey and fizz.

The Prince of Wales cocktail was created by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII. All variations of this cocktail share champagne or sparkling wine as a common ingredient. A 1901 anonymous biography, The Private Life of King Edward VII by a member of The Royal Household, references the cocktail and includes a recipe. He is also credited with having composed an excellent "cocktail." It consists of a little rye whisky, crushed ice, a small square of pineapple, a dash of Angostura bitters, a piece of lemon peel, a few drops of Maraschino, a little champagne, and powdered sugar to taste. This "short drink" is often asked for at the clubs which he frequents. Born on 9th November 1841, His Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, son of Queen Victoria, was not crowned King Edward VII until 9th August 1902, though he ascended to the throne on 22nd January 1901. By all accounts, he made the most of his 60 years as heir apparent by being a playboy and travelling the world. In 1860, he became the first British royal to visit North America. It is thought that this cocktail, a variation on the Improved Whisky Cocktail, originated from that trip.