Name: Billionaire
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 20 ml Bourbon whiskey; 30 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Grenadine syrup; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 5 ml Absinthe; 2 dash Creole bitters; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 fresh Mint leaves

Ingredients

1 fl oz

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

2/3 fl oz

Bourbon whiskey

1 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1/3 fl oz

Monin Grenadine Syrup

1/4 fl oz

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

1/6 fl oz

La Fée Parisienne absinthe

2 dash

Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

1 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

2 fresh

Mint leaves

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish dehydrated lemon slice wheel.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with dehydrated lemon slice floated on cocktail.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
19.77% alc./vol. (39.54° proof)
21.9 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2011 by Dushan Zarić and Jason Kosmas at Employees Only in Manhattan, New York City, USA. The original was quite different and was based on Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon without the rye and (in place of absinthe, bitters and mint) called for Employee Only's housemade 'Absinthe Bitters', a blend of absinthe, Green Chartreuse, Peychaud's bitters, Angostura bitters and Fee Brothers Mint bitters.

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Comments & Discussion

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Michael Click 32w

I looked up the original recipe and went to the trouble of making some absinthe bitters, just scaled down by a quarter. Totally worth the extra effort! I'll keep the extra for when I want to splurge a little or make this for someone else.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 1y

Woah this is really good! Out of bourbon, subbed Jack Daniels and reduced the rich syrup to 5ml. All the flavors are in perfect harmony, an exceptional chorus!

Scott McIsaac Premium Member 1y

I'm not a fan of whiskey sours, of which this is a variant, and at first sip I thought I'd made a bad choice. However, as I sipped more of it, it grew on me. The mint, grenadine, and absinthe add a nice complexity of flavor. I did substitute commercial simple syrup for the 2:1 specified in the recipe, and that probably balanced it a bit.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 1y

Saw your comment and had to try this. Slàinte!

Robert Spain 1y

Maybe my lemons are too sour, but this cocktail isn't too sweet at all. It's delicious, but everything is about lmeon and absinthe. I didn't have mint. Whiskey here just adds strength, IMHO.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Had a Millionaire Martini yesterday, so would have to follow up this this cocktail. It is wonderful.
Also found it a bit sweet and would omit the sugar syrup the next time. Did find the mint and absinthe helped cut some of the sugar. We tend to like our cocktail a bit on the dry side, so it may be perfect if you prefer a cocktail which is sweeter.