Happy Skipper

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

  1. Pour Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum over ice.

  2. Fill glass to top with Ginger Ale.

  3. Garnish with lime.

  4. Tastes like a cream soda.

  5. 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

Similar taste

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