East 8 Hold-up
The East 8 Hold-up is a bar standard outside the IBA list: 6 ingredients, shaken and served in a rocks glass. That makes 137 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodShaken
GlassRocks glass
In the glass137 ml
Strength14.4%
Ingredients
- 45 mlvodka
- 15 mlAperol
- 20 mlpineapple juice
- 15 mlfresh lime juice
- 7.5 mlrich sugar syrup
- 5 mlpassion fruit syrup
Method
- Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
- Shake and strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass.
Garnish: Garnish with pineapple and lime wedges.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It sits between bitter and sweet: 0.6 out of 10 of bitterness, 87th of 186 for sweetness.
- round → sour
- Acidity leaves it halfway: 75th of 186, and the acid comes from fresh lime juice.
- light → strong
- 14.4% after dilution: the middle band, 89th of 186.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on vodka.
Five that come close
- Pisco PunchBuilt on pisco and with pisco in place of vodka.
- Pisco SourBuilt on pisco and with pisco in place of vodka.
- French 75Built on vino and with champagne in place of vodka.
- FloradoraBuilt on gin and with ginger ale in place of vodka.
- Ve.N.ToBuilt on brandy and with grappa in place of vodka.
Every drink near the East 8 Hold-up on the map
Recipe source: Difford's Guide · checked on 3 November 2026