Tipperary No.1

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Photographed in an

UB Nick And Nora 1920

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist (discarded) & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Ingredients:
1 fl oz The Busker Blended Irish Whiskey
5/6 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1/3 fl oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Review:

Chartreuse fans will love this Irish whiskey-forward nightcap.

History:

Adapted from a recipe that first appeared in Hugo R. Ensslin's 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks where he stipulates equal parts.

TIPPERARY COCKTAIL
1/3 Bushmills Irish Whisky
1/3 Chartreuse
1/3 Italian Vermouth
Shake well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain and serve.

Hugo R. Ensslin, 1916

The Tipperary also appears in Harry MacElhone's 1922 ABC of Mixing Cocktails, although MacElhone's recipe calls for ½ ounce Green Chartreuse, 2 ounces Irish whiskey, and 1 ounce sweet vermouth>.

By the time Harry Craddock publishes his 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book the recipe returns to its original equal parts formulation (Craddock's book copies many of Ensslin's) and is joined by a second unrelated recipe also called Tipperary (see Tipperary No.2).

A third version of the Tipperary based on sloe gin liqueur appears in Albert Stevens Crockett's 1931 Ol Waldorf Astoria Bar Days.

TIPPERARY
Invented a long time before the wartime song of that name was heard, so that it must be considered a direct namesake of an Irish county, and so called by a fond exile.
Two-thirds Sloe Gin
One-third French Vermuth
Teaspoon of Lemon Juice
Frappé.

Albert Stevens Crockett, 1931

Most modern recipes, lean towards Harry MacElhone's 1922 recipe, heavier on the Irish whiskey.

Nutrition:

One serving of Tipperary No.1 contains 136 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 26.04% alc./vol. (52.08° proof)
  • 16.9 grams of pure alcohol
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