Small Hand Foods Pineapple Gum Syrup

Small Hand Foods Pineapple Gum Syrup is an 8.5 oz bottle made by pressing fresh pineapple and blending it with gum syrup — organic cane sugar, water, and organic gum arabic — by San Francisco's Small Hand Foods, the small-batch syrup company bartender Jennifer Colliau started in 2008 at the Slanted Door, making syrups the 1800s way with no high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, or artificial anything, available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

• Size: 8.5 oz bottle
• Ingredients: pineapple juice, organic cane sugar, water, organic gum arabic
• Style: gum syrup — pressed fresh fruit blended with gum-arabic syrup
• Origin: Small Hand Foods, San Francisco — founded 2008 by bartender Jennifer Colliau
• Use: Pisco Punch, tiki fixes and cobblers
• Storage: refrigerate after opening

The Pisco Punch Bottle

This is the San Francisco classic's key ingredient: the Pisco Punch — the legendary Bank Exchange drink that made pisco famous in the Barbary Coast era — lives or dies on its pineapple syrup, and Small Hand Foods presses fresh fruit rather than using concentrate, then folds it into the same gum-arabic syrup base Jennifer Colliau built the company on. The texture is the point: golden amber, high viscosity, bright acidity, and what retailers call an "exceptionally rich mouth-feel" — the gum arabic carries the pineapple through a long drink instead of letting it wash out. Beyond pisco it belongs anywhere tiki goes: fixes, cobblers, and any pisco or rum sour that needs body. Stock it next to the passion fruit syrup for a full tiki bar, or see the whole Small Hand Foods collection.

Tasting Notes

Golden amber and unctuous — fresh pineapple brightness with sharp acidity, a cane-sugar roundness, and the weighty, almost silky texture gum arabic gives. Richer and more full-bodied than plain pineapple syrup.

How to Enjoy

Built for the Pisco Punch (pisco + pineapple gum syrup + lime + dilution). Also lifts any fix or cobbler — shake with crushed ice and watch the viscosity turn a simple sour into something with body.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is gum syrup?
A syrup made with gum arabic (acacia-tree resin), which adds viscosity and a richer mouthfeel — the 19th-century standard.

Is this the syrup for Pisco Punch?
Yes — fresh-pressed pineapple blended with gum syrup is exactly what the San Francisco classic calls for.

What else can I use it in?
Tiki fixes, cobblers, and any rum or pisco sour that benefits from body and bright fruit.

Does it need refrigeration after opening?
Yes — refrigerate after opening.

The San Francisco original — order Small Hand Foods Pineapple Gum Syrup online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.