Delmarva Cocktail No.1

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Bourbon whiskey
2⁄3 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
1⁄3 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare mint sprigs for garnish.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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

A minty fresh, dry, whiskey-based palate cleanser.

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History:

Created by Ted "Dr. Cocktail" Haigh, who hails from America's Delmarva Peninsula. I believe Ted's original recipe (and certainly our previous rendition of it) comprised:
60ml (2oz) Bourbon
15ml (½oz) Dry vermouth
15ml (½oz) White crème de menthe
15ml (½oz) Lemon juice
I reworked and rebalanced this to the above recipe in August 2022.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Delmarva Cocktail No.1 contains 188 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 22.99% alc./vol. (22.99° proof)
  • 21.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
5th May 2023 at 08:47
Good, if a bit strange. The Bourbon and lemon are what is most prominent. The mint takes a back seat, only coming if you keep it within your palate for longer. The dry vermouth is completely absent. I do worry for the balance had the dry vermouth been more prominent, however.
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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
17th October 2024 at 13:51
Which brands did you use? I had a different experience... Tried this twice, first using a cheap creme de menthe (a blaringly menthol, garbage drink), then Branca Menta (better, but still repulsive).
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David Teager’s Avatar David Teager
15th January 2023 at 23:48
While this bears a passing resemblance to a Paper Plane (one of the best “new” cocktails, IMO), this one doesn’t quite get off the ground.
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