Name: Rattlesnake
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 52.5 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 3 dash Absinthe; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Ingredients

1 3/4 fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

3/4 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1/2 fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

3 dash

La Fée Parisienne absinthe

1/2 fl oz

Egg white (pasteurised) or Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and aromatic bitters.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.

DRY SHAKE (without ice).

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.

Garnish with dashes of bitters pulled though the foam to resemble a snake.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Rattlesnake contains 181 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
18.7% alc./vol. (37.4° proof)
21.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

History

The Rattlesnake first appeared as a recipe for six people in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book with the notation, "So-called because it will either cure Rattlesnake bite, or kill Rattlesnakes, or make you see them." Our recipe, and the drink's newfound popularity, are influenced by a modern-day adaption by Will Elliott at Maison Premiere in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.

RATTLE-SNAKE COCKTAIL.*
(6 people)
4 Glasses Rye Whisky.
The Whites of 2 Eggs.
1 Glass Sweetened Lemon Juice.
1 Few Dashes Absinthe.
Shake very thoroughly and serve by straining it through a fine sieve.
* So called because it will either cure Rattlesnake bite, or kill Rattlesnakes, or make you see them.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Comments & Discussion

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Avery Garnett 2y

it's a rye whiskey sour with a teeny bite of absinthe, what's not to love? Hall of Fame 56/291

Michael Cronin 3y

I need to work on the snake at the end. I took John's lead and added a couple of sprays of absinthe; it gave it a nose that the listed recipe lacked.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Outstanding. Perfect warm day cocktail before dinner. Taste of pepper, herbs, and citrus all blend well to create a uniform burst of flavour. Being big absinthe drinkers, we added a few sprays of additional absinthe on the top. On my favourites. Love these classic cocktails.

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