Tarzan Boy

Name: Tarzan Boy
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Passion Fruit Syrup; 30 ml Rhum Agricole; 1 twst Orange Peel; 15 ml Campari; 15 ml Dry Vermouth

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Stir Rhum Agricole, Dry Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Campari with ice. Strain into a rocks glass.

In 2015, during Yacht Rock Sundays at Loyal Nine, I created a tropical take on the Negroni called the Tarzan Boy, inspired by our playlist. The concept began with passion fruit tempering Campari's bitterness and adding a tropical twist, an idea first introduced to me in Jamie Boudreau’s Novara. To enhance the tropical vibe, I used rhum agricole and white vermouths for their guava-like hue. This cocktail became so popular that it made its way onto the regular menu after Yacht Rock Sundays ended early that fall.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Citrus

Dry

Herbal