Jersey Quarter

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (46 ratings)

Photographed in a ZigZag Old-Fashioned Glass

Ingredients:
23 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
23 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
12 oz Ginger liqueur
16 oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare skewered crystallised ginger for garnish.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
  5. Garnish with skewered crystallised ginger.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Rye whiskey and apple brandy combine harmoniously to form the backbone of this ginger-spiced, Manhattan alternative.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Jersey Quarter contains 202 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 24.65% alc./vol. (24.65° proof)
  • 22.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
10th February at 17:11
More sweet and fruity than I expected. Nowadays I tend to muddle a coin of ginger along with the ginger liqueur to add more, err, ginger! Overall it’s okay though edging towards the sum being less than the parts.
Linda Shaverin Hirsh’s Avatar Linda Shaverin Hirsh
12th January at 21:14
Smooth, herbal sipper. Great as a fireside companion. Also echo John’s comments. Just about as sweet as I can take and no more but perfectly balanced by the notes of ginger and bitters.
Colin Cook’s Avatar Colin Cook
24th January 2024 at 13:57
Reminiscent of the Vieux Carre, of which I am a fan. Exceptional - I fully agree with John’s comment.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
3rd February 2023 at 04:56
This was an outstanding digestive or evening sipper. Not overly sweet, but very flavourful. Wonderful hints of herbal, ginger, and apple. Very spirit forward, but with no taste overshadowing the other. Definitely going to be a favourite and often visited digestive.