Dead Man's Handle

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Discerning Drinkers (153 ratings)

Serve in a

Poco grande

Photographed in a

Libbey Hurricane 13.25oz

Garnish:

Dust surface of drink with Tajín seasoning

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with crushed ice.

1 1/2 fl oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
1/2 fl oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
1/2 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Giffard Orgeat Syrup
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Hazardous ingredients

Giffard Orgeat Syrup is potentially hazardous to those with allergy or intolerance.

Review:

Tequila charged, delicately bittersweet undertones sit with rich almond syrup.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Tiffany Kirk at Miss Carousel bar in Houston, USA. Perhaps named after the dead man's switch designed to activate or deactivate if a human operator becomes incapacitated due to loss of consciousness or being physically removed from control. Also known as a dead man's handle, such switches were originally used on trains, other vehicles and machines, but the term is now used to describe other fail-safe devices or computer software.

Nutrition:

One serving of Dead Man's Handle contains 185 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 17.61% alc./vol. (35.22° proof)
  • 15.8 grams of pure alcohol
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