East 8 Hold Up

Prep Time 3 mins
Assembly Time 2 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Description

The East 8 Hold Up is a modern cocktail created in 2010 by Kevin Armstrong at Milk & Honey in London. Named after a real robbery in the city’s E8 district, it blends vodka, Aperol, and simple syrup with pineapple, passion fruit, citrus, and mint for a bright, tropical kick.

Ingredients
  • 1.5 fl oz Vodka
  • 0.75 fl oz Pineapple Juice
  • 0.5 fl oz Aperol
  • 0.5 fl oz Lime Juice
  • 0.5 fl oz Simple Syrup (Click for Recipe)
  • 1 tsp Passion Fruit Syrup
  • 1 Mint Sprig
  • 0.5 Passion Fruit
Method
  1. 1

    Add vodka, pineapple juice, Aperol, lime juice, simple syrup, and passion fruit syrup to a shaker.

  2. 2

    Fill shaker with cubed ice.

  3. 3

    Shake for 10-20 seconds.

  4. 4

    Add fresh cracked ice to a lowball glass.

  5. 5

    Using a Hawthorne strainer, strain into lowball glass.

  6. 6

    Garnish with mint sprig and passion fruit.

Find this recipe online: https://novelnightcaps.com/recipe/east-8-hold-up-cocktail/