Missionary’s Downfall
The herbal counterpoint in the Donn Beach catalog. Light rum, peach brandy, fresh mint, pineapple, lime, and honey—flash-blended into something that drinks like a tiki mojito with Sunday-morning regret built in.
The History
Created by Donn Beach as a contrast to his rum-heavy, ester-forward builds—proof that the genre could include a fresh, herbal, almost garden-cocktail register. The name is pure Donn: mock-pious, mock-tropical, mock-everything. Lost for decades and reconstructed by Jeff Berry from staff notebooks for Sippin’ Safari.
Ingredients
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz honey syrup (1:1 honey to warm water)
- 1 oz fresh pineapple juice (or a small handful of pineapple chunks)
- 8–12 fresh mint leaves
- 0.5 oz peach brandy (Mathilde or Briottet)
- 1.5 oz light Puerto Rican rum (Bacardi Superior or Don Q Cristal)
- 1 cup crushed ice
Directions
Slap the mint leaves once between your palms.
Combine all ingredients in a blender with the crushed ice.
Blend on high for 5–8 seconds—the mint should be broken down but not pulverized.
Pour everything into a tall glass.
Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.