Name: Texsun
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 30 ml Dry vermouth; 30 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 2.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Texsun
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
0.08 oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of coin-sized grapefruit zest twist (sun-like).
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

Best made with a bottled-in-bond rye whiskey but also works well with bourbon. Depending on your whiskey and grapefruits, you may want to omit or even increase the sugar syrup. Strike the right balance and this is a refreshing bracer of an aperitif.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in the 1949 edition of Esquire's Handbook for Hosts.

TEXSUN COCKTAIL
2 parts rye whiskey
1 part French Vermouth
1 part Texsun grapefruit juice
Shake well with ice and serve with cherry
Esquire's Handbook For Hosts, 1949

Nutrition:

One serving of Texsun contains 156 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
19.12% alc./vol. (19.12° proof)
20.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Frederic D.

16th May 2024 at 23:54

I made this with Dolin dry, and I was pretty disappointed. It starts nicely enough, with a sort of slightly herbal whiskey note, but I found the finish to be almost unpleasant. It resolved in a bitterness that distracted from, rather than added to, the overall experience. I will stick to a Brown Derby next time I'm in the mood for a whiskey and grapefruit combo.

Luke Selbeck

16th November 2022 at 01:48

Wasn't what I was expecting. Interestingly enough, this cocktail tastes like a light bodied crisp white wine, very refreshing. The vermouth takes the lead here, and I suppose in Texas fashion, whips the whiskey into shape

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