Habitant
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Habitant
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 2 oz | Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.) |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Maple syrup |
| 4 drop | Bob's Abbotts bitters |
| 1⁄3 oz | Chilled water omit if using wet ice |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Your choice of whisky and bitters (I use Bob's Abbotts) will make or break this potentially brilliant whisky sour. Maple syrup should be in more sours.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Ted Saucier's 1951 Bottom's Up where this cocktail is credited to Larry Denis, Head Bartender at the Seigniory Club, The Log Chateau, Quebec, Canada.
HABITANT
Ted Saucier, 1951
By Larry Denis, Head Bartender, Seigniory Club, The Log Chateau, Quebec.
This is a winter favorite.
2 or 3 parts rye whisky
1 part fresh lemon juice
1 part maple syrup
Dash bitters
Ice
Shake. Serve in a cocktail glass.
Nutrition:
One serving of Habitant contains 192 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 20.57% alc./vol. (20.57° proof)
- 22.1 grams of pure alcohol
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