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 (2:1); 5 ml Absinthe; 2 dash Creole bitters; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 fresh Mint leaves

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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Ingredients:
1 oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
²⁄₃ oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₆ oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 fresh	Mint leaves

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish dehydrated lemon slice wheel.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with dehydrated lemon slice floated on cocktail.

Strength & taste guide:

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Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Why have a Millionaire when you can stretch to a Billionaire? A suitably luxuriant whiskey sour with absinthe, aromatic bitters and mint.

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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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Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
19.75% alc./vol. (19.75° proof)
20.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant

16th June at 05:15

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

14th June at 22:43

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

16th June at 05:22

Saw your comment and had to try this. Slàinte!

Robert Spain

17th January at 22:17

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

12th April 2023 at 00:38

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.

Laurent Lagadic

19th March 2023 at 19:24

Great mix. Combination of absinthe with mint leaves is awesome. A bit too sweet to my taste. Not sure if sugar cane syrup is needed?

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