I’m not sure how the Rampage cocktail got its name. It’s not likely to send you on a rampage. It can hardly go on a rampage by itself. Maybe it’s just the Captain Morgan’s spiced rum and its association with pirates that made somebody think of rampaging.
In any case, the Rampage is a spiced rum and fruit drink recipe that’s perfect for anytime you’re feeling a little bit tropical.
Recipe
- 1/2 ounce Captain Morgan spiced rum
- 1/2 ounce peach schnapps
- 1/2 ounce cranberry juice
- 1/2 ounce pineapple juice
- Splash of cherry juice
Fill a cocktail glass three-quarters of the way with ice. Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Strain the mixture into the cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry and, optionally, a lemon wheel.
Edward D Allyn says
The first time I was served a Rampage Cocktail was many years ago on the dock at the Rochester Yacht Club by the son of the owner of the Yacht Rampage who used to compete in the SORC races all over the Caribbean until it became impossible for anyone but billionaires to sail that series. I wont give names here to respect the family’s privacy, but I hope this clears up some of the mystery of the origin this delightful libation’s past. They were very protective of the recipe, but since it’s been forty years since I first experienced this, I would think it’s safe to say someone leaked the recipe. After all, somebody had to tend bar while the crew went about the business of winning races. On the other hand, for all I know they may have had the drink somewhere and decided it would be a grand name for a racing sailboat.