The Vervet
4.2 35 ratings
Ingredients
5/6 oz Gin
1/3 oz White crème de cacao
1/2 oz Aromatized wine
1/4 oz Banana liqueur
1/6 oz Lemon juice
1/12 oz Coffee liqueur
How to make
Serve in a nick & nora glass
- 1 SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass
- 2 Carefully POUR coffee liqueur into centre of the cocktail (it should sink to create a dark layer at the bottom of the cocktail).
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
20.3% alc./vol. · 1 standard drink · 136 calories
History
The Vervet, a species of monkey characterized by a white body and black head, serves as the inspiration for this layered cocktail. It offers faint notes of coffee and banana, finishing with a lively coffee flavor. The drink was originally based on Monkey 47 Gin.