Name: Devil's Share
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 slice Fresh ginger; 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 22.5 ml Orange juice; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 12.5 ml Maple syrup

Devil's Share
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 slice	Fresh ginger root (thumbnail-sized slice)
2 oz	Bourbon whiskey
³⁄₄ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
0.42 oz	Maple syrup

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
MUDDLE ginger in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients.
SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

Ginger, bourbon and lemon makes for a spicy and tasty little devil.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2006 by Pete Kendall at Match Bar, London, England.

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John Hinojos

31st October 2022 at 00:25

Having read the comments, did a rough chop to our ginger before muddling. Had to do a fine strain, but it worked perfect. Got a lot of ginger spicy with the bourbon. The citrus added a nice sour taste. On my favourites.

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Michael Jones

1st November 2020 at 17:01

We first tried the original recipe above, and whilst having a kick we thought it had to sour an aftertaste (due to the Lemon). We then tweaked the recipe To have 3 slices of Ginger, 2 shots of OJ and 1 Shot of Lemon Juice. Sweeter, but still with the kick from the Ginger and a manageable amount of sourness from the Lemon. Delicious! 4*

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Rick DuBois

19th August 2020 at 00:59

To my taste, this is not balanced, and the ginger is lost in the citrus. I increased the ginger from 2 slices to 4, reduced the lemon juice by 1/4 oz and increased the OJ by 1/4 oz, and liked it much better.

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Cynthia Horen

30th October 2020 at 23:18

Nice name for this cocktail, btw--the play on "angel's share"...

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Cynthia Horen

30th October 2020 at 23:16

I followed Rick's variation, but--having no gingerroot at hand--used a "shot" (1.5 oz) of Q's Ginger Beer, which has got a bite. We like it! An unexpected combo of flavors.

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