
Happy Skipper
A modest pour of spiced rum topped with ginger ale over ice and a squeeze of lime. Tastes uncannily like cream soda with a wink of spice.
3.5% ABVLightCocktails
Easy
Difficulty
2 min
Time
120 Cal
Calories
1
Serving
Flavor profile
Rum
Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- Spiced Rum· not in your bar½ oz
Or swap: Dark Rum — less spice, more molasses
- Ginger Ale· not in your bar
Or swap: Ginger Beer — spicier, more ginger bite
- Lime(optional)· not in your bar
- Ice· not in your bar
Instructions
Pour Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum over ice.
Fill glass to top with Ginger Ale.
Garnish with lime.
Tastes like a cream soda.
Named for the Gilligan's Island reference ("The Captain" *in* "Ginger" is a Happy Skipper!)
Pairs well with
Spiced rum and ginger ale sail smoothly with sweet-heat snacks:
- Gingersnap cookies
- Honey-glazed ham bites
- Spiced pineapple skewers
- Salted rum-caramel popcorn




