Cuff & Buttons
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Cuff & Buttons
Photographed in an Urban Bar Fluet Old Fashioned 1910 34cl
| 2 oz | Southern/Louisiana-style whisky liqueur (e.g. Southern Comfort) |
| 2⁄3 oz | Strucchi Vermouth Rosso |
| 2⁄3 oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
- Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
Gentle
Boozy
Sweet
Dry/sour
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Lucius Beebe's 1946 Stork Club Bar Book
Cuff and Buttons:
Lucius Beebe, Stork Club Bar Book, 1946
juice of half lime
4 dashes of sweet vermouth
2 oz. Southern Comfort
Shake in a cocktail shaker, strain and serve chilled in 3 oz. glass.
Legend has it that Cuff & Buttons was the original name of Southern Comfort liqueur, created in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter by a bartender named Martin Wilkes Heron.
Whiskey was served straight from barrels which arrived in New Orleans from Tennessee down the Mississippi River, and in 1874, he started work to use this whiskey as a base for a liqueur. Lemon, lime, orange and cherry all grew locally, and New Orleans was a thriving port, so he also had access to spices such as Moroccan cinnamon and Mexican vanilla. When Heron launched his liqueur in 1889, there was already another popular liqueur on the market called Hats & Tails, so he named his liqueur Cuffs & Buttons.
Nutrition:
One serving of Cuff & Buttons contains 182 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 20% alc./vol. (20° proof)
- 20 grams of pure alcohol
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