Ben Slaby‘s home bar is tropical horror themed where all of his originals are named after some of his favorite horror movies. Gill-man’s Grog was named based on the rum it features: cachaca, given that The Creature from the Black Lagoon takes place in the Amazon. The inspiration came from wanting to play on a grapefruit Aperol spritz and the final product comes out nothing like one! Instead, it’s a very bright, almost orange creamsicle flavored refresher with just the right hint of bitterness. The wonderful grassy notes of the cachaca provides a nice earthy backbone to an otherwise sweet cocktail. Cheers!

Gill-man’s Grog

Ben Slaby

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Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

 

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• 1/2 oz Coco Liqueur Clement Mahina Coco
• 3/4 oz Aperol
• 1 1/2 oz Cachaca Leblon Cachaca
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice fresh
• 1/2 oz Grapefruit Juice fresh
• 1/2 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
• 1/2 oz Coconut Cream

Garnish

• 2 Pineapple Fronds
• slice Grapefruit
• Coconut Flakes

Instructions

 

• Build in a shaker tin.
• Add a little bit of pebble ice.
• Whip shake for about 8-10 seconds.
• Add a smidge of pebble ice in large collins glass.
• Open pour the contents.
• Garnish.
• Enjoy!

Keyword aperol, Ben Slaby, cachaca, Coco Liqueur, Cream of Coconut, Gill-man’s Grog, grapefruit juice, lime juice, Passion Fruit Syrup, Reader Submitted