Churchillian

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1⁄24 oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz Blended Scotch whisky
1⁄4 oz Cynar or other carciofo amaro
1⁄4 oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1⁄4 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. RINSE chilled glass with absinthe and discard excess.
  3. Separately, STIR other ingredients with ice in mixing glass.
  4. STRAIN into absinthe-rinsed glass. (No ice in glass.)

Strength & taste guide:

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

I can imagine Winnie sipping one of these accompanied by a fat cigar. This Churchillian is as formidable as its namesake and you may prefer it tamed with a few ice cubes rather than served Sazerac-style, as its creator intended.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2021 by Jason E. Clapham at the St. Edward's MCR at Oxford, England. Jason says, "What would you serve Winston Churchill, who wasn't a fan of cocktails? This might just persuade him. He drank (diluted) Johnnie Walker all day, enjoyed cognac after supper, and disliked vermouth." Appropriately, Jason specifies Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch whisky in his recipe.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Churchillian contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 30.66% alc./vol. (30.66° proof)
  • 25.7 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
7th February 2024 at 11:32
As suggested, served on the rocks, and well stirred down. Intense flavours, but balanced, none predominating over the others. I like how the various liqueurs’ flavours progressively emerge, like a good scotch. Recommended.
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Beau Wadley’s Avatar Beau Wadley
27th April at 03:12
Over a year since your comment, but just wanted to say I agree wholeheartedly. At first taste I thought I should have done an absinthe rinse then dumped, but it faded to the background as the drink went on. Only critique is the chartreuse didn't quite show up, may use faccia brutto next time and save the chartreuse for all the Last Word variations. I did use a large ice sphere, so that did contribute to the evolution (positive) as dilution increased.
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Paul Schiano’s Avatar Paul Schiano
19th December 2023 at 01:51
It's not too sweet at all, it's just too herbal and has too much going on. Very confused flavors.
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Andy Parnell-Hopkinson’s Avatar Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
16th December 2023 at 19:46
Great ingredients, disappointing result.
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Jeffrey Moore’s Avatar Jeffrey Moore
17th December 2023 at 20:42
Was it too sweet? I was going to make it, but looked like it could be on the sweet side. I might be inclined to up the cognac as well.
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