Though there is very little in the way of preparation for this drink, it is possible to pre-mix the ingredients ready for shaking with the ice later on.

It is best to shake with ice right before serving though, to ensure the drink is served gorgeously ice-cold.

Tip: shake no more than 2 servings in a full-sized cocktail shaker to ensure drinks are sufficiently diluted and chilled by the ice. There are several ways to garnish this cocktail.

For sheer ease and speed, just a maraschino cherry on a cocktail pick will suffice. But if you really want to up your garnish game, try making your own pineapple flowers by oven drying some fresh pineapple.

Though it is mainly a hands-off task, drying the pineapple does take several hours, so plan ahead. In all honesty, the almond flavour from the orgeat syrup is a major player in this cocktail.

That gentle nutty flavour lifts the base ingredients up, shakes them around and delivers a striking flavour. Technically you can substitute sugar cane syrup for the orgeat, but you might just be better off waiting to make the Royal Hawaiian cocktail until you have all of the ingredients.

The Royal Hawaiian is one of only a handful of gin-based Tiki drinks around. Hawaiian Cocktails. Updated September 12, Save Pin ellipsis More.

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