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Nui Nui recipe
ShakenHighballCrushed ice18% ABV
The Nui Nui is a shaken rum cocktail, made with gold rum, orange juice, lime juice and more, served in a highball over crushed ice. It is citrusy.
Donn Beach, 1937, as decoded by Jeff Berry: gold rum with cinnamon, vanilla and allspice. Tiki’s Christmas drink.
Nui Nui ingredients
| Gold rum | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Orange juice | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Lime juice | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Cinnamon syrup | 7.5 ml (¼ oz) |
| Vanilla syrup | 7.5 ml (¼ oz) |
| Allspice dram | 7.5 ml (¼ oz) |
| Angostura bitters | 1 dash |
How to make a Nui Nui
- Add everything to a shaker and fill with ice.
- Shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
- Strain over fresh ice in a highball.
- Garnish with a long orange peel.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Crushed
- Garnish
- Long orange peel
Nui Nui: quick answers
- How strong is a Nui Nui?
- About 18% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 21 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Nui Nui?
- About 190 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Nui Nui served in?
- A highball, over crushed ice.
- How many ingredients does a Nui Nui have?
- 7 in total: gold rum, orange juice, lime juice, cinnamon syrup, vanilla syrup, allspice dram and Angostura bitters.
