The Slap me Silly is a milk punch-style cocktail from Copenhagen’s Duck and Cover featuring lemon, blueberry, Campari, and banana liqueur
While milk punch has become a go-to for hip cocktail bars over the last decade, the Duck and Cover Slap me Silly is a Scandinavian style sipper that pushes the boundaries of the beverage. Its slightly bitter and fruity flavor profile centers around akvavit, but ingredients from the Mediterranean, the tropics, and beyond give it a unique twist.
Owner Kasper Riewe-Høgh tells us…
Name the cocktail.
“Slap me Silly”
What inspired the name? What’s this drink’s origin story?
The name was what I first said when I tried the cocktail, being surprised over the way the flavours worked together despite being an odd match on paper. The expression is probably used wrong – but well… Now that’s the name 🙂
The drink was made by Bonnie, our bar manager, for our fall menu 2023.
What other drinks belong in its family?
Technically, it’s a milk punch.
If you like Milk Punches and slightly bitter and fruity drinks you should try this drink.
What food is this cocktail best served with?
I recommend wine or beer for food – cocktails before and after ☺
Ingredients
- 4 cl Celariac Taffel Akvavit*
- 1 cl Banana de Brasil – Giffard
- 1 cl Campari
- 1.5 cl blueberry syrup**
- 1.5 cl lemon juice
- 1 cl whole milk (sødmaelk)
Directions
Mix everything together thoroughly to curdle. Good practice is to add everything else mixed to the milk. When it comes to straining, let the milk curds settle and restrain the first part that came through once the curds have settled.
*Taffel Akvavit
Peel and rough chop 1 large celeriac, add 4 bottles of Taffel Akvavit and let sit for two days before straining
**Blueberry Syrup
- 1kg frozen blueberries
- 1600g caster sugat
- 650ml boiling water
Defrost the blueberries in a pan on low heat, avoid boiling them add in sugar and water.
