Gonzo Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients
1 1/6 fl oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1/2 fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1/4 fl oz	Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
2 dash	Bob's Grapefruit Bitters
4 fl oz	Thomas Henry Tonic Water

Ingredients

1 1/6 fl oz

Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years

1/2 fl oz

Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

1/4 fl oz

Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry

2 dash

Bob's Grapefruit Bitters

4 fl oz

Thomas Henry Tonic Water

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a HIGHBALL (MAX 10OZ/300ML) GLASS.

Prepare garnish of pink (or red) grapefruit wedge.

Method

STIR first 4 ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring tonic water.

Garnish

Garnish with grapefruit wedge.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Gonzo contains 190 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
9.01% alc./vol. (18.01° proof)
16.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amontillado sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe created for Bacardí Legacy 2017 by Kaitlin Wilkes at Corner Club in Stockholm, Sweden.

I named my drink Gonzo as a tribute to Hunter S. Thompson – author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Rum Diaries. His legacy was 'gonzo' journalism – a style of journalism where the writer injects themselves into the narrative. Thompson wrote The Rum Diaries whilst in his early 20s about his time in Puerto Rico writing for a newspaper and soaked in rum – quite possibly Bacardí rum as they built their flagship distillery the 'Cathedral of Rum' there around the same time.

Kaitlin Wilkes, 2017

Comments & Discussion

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Peter Barth 9 months ago

Maraschino feels a bit overpowering - balanced with 15ml tequila blanco and 5ml super juice - easily went from 'whatever' to Dr.Gonzo ; )

G. M. Genovese 1 year ago

I don't use this word often: magnificent... Followed the recipe to a T, but used 30 ml Appleton Estate 8 and 5 ml Bacardi Carta Blanca. I did also use Fever Tree Tonic Water Light, as I can't stand excess sugar, unless it's buried in under intense flavors... Very fortunate outcome. Cheers.

Thierry Vandevelde 1 year ago

Pleasantly surprised by this as I'm not a big fan of mixing rum with tonic water. The other ingredients bridge the gap harmoniously. Well done.

Carsten Tiebel 5 years ago

Made it with 4.5cl of aged 7yo Rum, 1cl Luxardo Maraschino, Lustau Amontillado Blend, 3 Dashes of Grapefruit Essence and topped up with Thomas Henry Botancial Tonic Water

The initial drink was just a bit to sweet for me.
Very nice!

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