An easy cocktail recipe for a
Mary Pickford
The fruity classic cocktail with Rum
Ingredients
- 3 parts rum
- 3 parts pineapple juice
- 1 part Maraschino
- 1 part grenadine
- ice cubes
- cocktail glass (martini glass)
How to mix a Mary Pickford
For an Mary Pickford cocktail shake the ingredients along with some ice cubes in a shaker. Then strain (ice cubes used for shaking stay in the shaker) the drink into a cocktail glass. Garnish with cocktail cherry of a piece of fresh pineapple.
Bartender’s tips and advice
- This is the authentic recipe for a classic cocktail dating back to the golden age of cocktails in Cuba. This was during the time of the prohibition in the US when many tourists would travel to Cuba to enjoy alcoholic drinks. The drink is named after silent movie actress Mary Pickford. Her real name was Gladys Marie Smith and she was a famous actress at that time, usually playing the young innocent girl in several silent movies of that time.
- Find more even more tips and interesting facts in the bartenders guide.
