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.
Add vodka, pineapple juice, Aperol, lime juice, simple syrup, and passion fruit syrup to a shaker.
Fill shaker with cubed ice.
Shake for 10-20 seconds.
Add fresh cracked ice to a lowball glass.
Using a Hawthorne strainer, strain into lowball glass.
Garnish with mint sprig and passion fruit.