Name: Shamrock (bourbon based)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 75 ml Bourbon whiskey; 7.5 ml Green crème de menthe; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Shamrock (bourbon based)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 ¹⁄₂ oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₄ oz	Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
1 oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and discard.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

Basically a sweet Manhattan with a dash of green créme de menthe.

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History:

Purloined from David Embury's classic book, 'The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks'.

Nutrition:

One serving of Shamrock (bourbon based) contains 252 calories

Alcohol content:

2.3 standard drinks
28.12% alc./vol. (28.12° proof)
31.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Ian Cummins

14th August at 06:15

I built this cocktail looking to find some sort of use for my creme de menthe that wasn't just a grasshopper.

As-is, I found it too rich and it turned my stomach - a rare experience for myself.

I highly recommend trying turning this into a long drink. Fill a glass with ice, pour this in, and fill with sparkling water - I used a grapefruit seltzer to great effect, but even unflavored would improve this drink greatly.

Otherwise, I would skip. I wanted *so* badly for this to be good as-is, but it is incredibly far from the mark. I would avoid experimenting with this unless you could turn it into a long drink if you don't like it.

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