Nadia George
May 28, 2024
Named after Hollywood’s Silent Era starlet, the Mary Pickford cocktail is as sweet as it is heady. A classic Prohibition Era cocktail, this drink was named after the Hollywood star Mary Pickford with rum, grenadine, pineapple juice and maraschino liqueur being the prime ingredients. Invented during the 1920s, it honoured the Hollywood starlet who was America’s sweetheart at the time and starred in numerous silent films of that time.
Cuba always had a vast supply of rum, so it's hardly a surprise that rums in different forms and measurements were served in cocktails. Aside from Daiquiri, El Presidente and Mary Pickford was one of the first cocktails to be crafted in Cuba. The Prohibition made many bartenders move to sunnier climates where alcohol was still legal.
Being named after a woman, pineapple juice is the hallmark of this drink not to mention the rum. As a result, the cocktail is as smooth as fine wine and before you know it, you might have just downed one too many and the aftereffects hit you. Such a vivid description of the drink popularised it further and demand for it also rose back in the US and also Europe, with people wanting a sip of the sublime cocktail named after a revered celebrity.
Ingredients 45 ml White Rum 45 ml Fresh Pineapple Juice 7.5 ml Maraschino Luxardo 5 ml Grenadine Syrup
1. Grab a cocktail shaker, add ice to it. 2. Pour all the ingredients into it and shake vigorously. 3. In a goblet or coupe glass, strain the ingredients and serve.