Chocolate Bourbon Stinger

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Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Old Fashioned

Ingredients:
2 oz Bourbon whiskey
1⁄4 oz White crème de cacao liqueur
1⁄3 oz Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
8 drop Chocolate bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of 70% cacoa chocolate and mint sprigs.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
  5. Garnish with square of chocolate and mint sprigs bouquet.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Best described as a cleansing, delicately chocolate-influenced Bourbon Old Fashioned served frappé.

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Variant:

Stinger
Midnight Stinger
Vodka Stinger
Chocolate Stinger
White Stinger

History:

Created by yours truly in July 2023 at The Clocktower in Rye, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Chocolate Bourbon Stinger contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 31.69% alc./vol. (31.69° proof)
  • 24.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt’s Avatar Matt
28th May at 03:00
For me - the creme de menthe is to heavy handed and one-dimensional (vs. the Toronto, for example, where fernet brings something beside freshness). I'll need to try vs. the Midnight Stinger to see what I think. I've also had a rye and fernet variant on Negroni/Boulevardier called a Northern Standard that again, I think works better than creme de menthe here.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
28th August 2023 at 02:59
This is outstanding. A perfect after-dinner cocktail. Hints of mint and chocolate. The bourbon shines through all the flavors.
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