Name: Monkey Wrench (with ratchet)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Gin; 30 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 15 ml Pamplemousse liqueur; 15 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 4 drop Grapefruit bitters

Monkey Wrench (with ratchet)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Giffard Pamplemousse liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
4 drop	Bob's Grapefruit Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A "Monkey Wrench" is classically just rum, grapefruit juice and bitters – my version's a little different. Originally designed for Monkey 47 gin's botanicals to sit with a crescendo of bittersweet and sour grapefruit.

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History:

Created in 2022 by yours truly for Monkey 47 Gin.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Monkey Wrench (with ratchet) contains 193 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
16.48% alc./vol. (16.48° proof)
18.1 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

27th February at 01:40

Was afraid this was going to be way too sweet, but it is perfectly balanced. Use Campari as it is not as sweet as other bitters. The combinations of all the ingredients Was a perfect aperitivo.

Ian T

28th December 2024 at 20:39

Too bitter for our taste and I like Negronis. 5ml of sugar syrup was added to counteract the bitterness.

Frederic D.

10th May 2024 at 20:25

Really good cocktail. The pamplemousse liqueur and aperitivo bring added depth and dimension. Mine had a finish that was slightly too bitter to be balanced, but that was likely a function of my grapefruit juice. Overall, definitely worth trying - and revisiting.

Calvin Grant

24th September 2023 at 02:17

Had to improvise here with Tanqueray Export. Only had 25ml white grapefruit juice, got to thirty with lemon juice and it was still fantastic. The pamplemousse and Aperol are wonderful together.

Marie-Therese Straus

1st May 2022 at 03:41

This is absolutely delicious! My partner avers that it's "dangerously" so ("gulpable" was another adjective used). Really grapefruit forward and zesty. This goes on the favourites list.