Sir Winston

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (28 ratings)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

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

1 1/2 fl oz Blended Scotch whisky
1/2 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1/2 fl oz Triple sec liqueur (40% alc./vol.)
1/6 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
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AKA:

Churchill Manhattan

Review:

Whisky usually sits better with lemon rather than lime, but I've tried both in this recipe and lime's distinctive zesty freshness adds to this cocktail, so long as you go easy. Some use as much as 15ml lime but I view 10ml as the limit and 5ml ideal.

Variant:

Same recipe but served straight-up; William Porter; Man O' War

History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Joe Gilmore at The American Bar at London's Savoy Hotel in honour of Winston Churchill, whose mother is often wrongly said to have been present at the Manhattan cocktail's inception.

Nutrition:

One serving of Sir Winston contains 156 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 26.61% alc./vol. (53.22° proof)
  • 21.3 grams of pure alcohol
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