Name: Crystal Ship
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Mezcal; 30 ml Agricole rhum (unaged); 15 ml Blue curaçao liqueur; 15 ml Orgeat syrup; 30 ml Pineapple juice; 22.5 ml Lime juice

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal

1 fl oz

Agricole blanc/cane juice rhum (unaged)

1/2 fl oz

Bols Blue Curaçao

1/2 fl oz

Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup

1 fl oz

Pineapple juice

3/4 fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a PEARL DIVER OR COLLINS GLASS.

Prepare garnish of ice shell and plastic monkey.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish

Garnish with ice shell and monkey on rim.

Serve with a straw.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Crystal Ship contains 202 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
14.32% alc./vol. (28.64° proof)
21.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) — Nuts

History

Adapted from a cocktail created by Jeff Berry at his Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29 in New Orleans, USA where the menu describes this cocktail as, "A marriage of smoky mezcal and grassy rhum agricole, blessed by lime, pineapple, orgeat and blue curaçao."

The Crystal Ship is a song from the 1967 American rock band The Door's debut album and was the B-side of their number-one hit single Light My Fire. The track's psychedelic, dreamlike vibe, coupled with the opening lines "Before you slip into unconsciousness, I'd like to have another kiss" have led some to suggest it references a drug trip. Indeed, a 1990 letter to the Los Angeles Times claimed the song was about crystal methamphetamine, with the ship representing a hypodermic needle and the kiss an injection. However, it is a love song composed by Jim Morrison after breaking up with his first serious girlfriend, Mary Werbelow.

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Comments & Discussion

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CJ Grant 4w

Mine looks a little bit like the blue milk from Star Wars ;)

I actually made this one to specs, but it seems a little dull for some odd reason. Added it to my wish list to retry.

Anyhow, the acidity and sweetness are tamped down in the cocktail. I feel that at least one needs to step up to complete this one for me.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 4w

For us, pineapple juice adds a wonderful flavour but can dull acidity and complexity. We think one can add a few drops of bitters to this cocktail to good effect. We usually go with grapefruit bitters but we're sure that others would work just as well.

CJ Grant 3w

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried some grapefruit bitters, but that didn't have the effect I hoped. I actually ended up adding a few drops of saline solution, and that made it a bit better. I think this one just isn't for me. I am fine with that.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 7w

This is my kind of Tiki drink! It's fresh, complex and juicy without being overly sweet. To me the agricole plays fantastically with the pineapple juice and curacao, with the mezcal being present but not overpowering. Just a banger for anyone tired of the regular "Tiki flavor".

Peter Pendergest Premium Member 13w

I agree with Simon on the simplicity of this Tiki cocktail, which is generally hard to come by. To do enjoy the occasional Tiki drink, but dread the cleanup afterwards (I tend to avoid cocktails that require a blender). This has all the qualities of a great Tiki cocktail, I love it. (Curiously, it's not included in Beachbum Barry's Total Tiki app. Glad I was able to find it here).

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

We serve this straight up in a Coupe glass (to our minds prettier and we're not keen on the dilution that crushed ice imparts, even though it's fun on a warm Summer afternoon). Perhaps among the simplest of the Tiki cocktails, and virtuous for it.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 4w

btw if one doubles the volume of each ingredient in the recipe, this will give three snug servings in Coupe glasses...one for him, one for her and one, last but not least, for the mother in-law.

Robert Holen 1y

If you're using a very strong Mezcal, adding an extra 50% for the non-alcoholic ingredients brings out the complexity of flavors.

Laurent Van muysewinkel 2y

N'ayant pas de mezcal, je l'ai remplacé par de la cachaça et le sirop d'orgeat par de l'amaretto... tout cela pour un très bon cocktail 🍸.

Andy Luker 2y

Heavily improvised with tequila and cachaca and lemon juice instead of the official method. Oh and also served straight up rather than on the rocks due to an ice crisis. Still jolly nice

John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

Very nice and refreshing cocktail. We are not huge fans of Mezcal, but love Rhum Agricole. Felt the Mezcal overshadowed, a bit, the cocktail. The Rhum Agricole was a little lost.

Paul Spreitzer 2y

This is an unexpected find.
I wanted to use up some fresh pineapple juice, and I was in the mood for mezcal -- and now I can't get the Doors out of my head. The mezcal and Rhum Clement Blanc seemed like strange bedfellows, but the other ingredients work to bring these two together beautifully. The mezcal is present, but it does not overpower. The grassy agricole is perfect -- a molasses-based rum might have over-sweetened things. And the little plastic monkey...well, need I say more?