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Borderline

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (20)
Borderline image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Bourbon whiskey
1⁄2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 fl oz Maple syrup
3⁄4 fl oz Punt E Mes vermouth amaro

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Martini glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Borderline contains 239 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 20% alc./vol. (40° proof)
  • 24.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Created in 2004 by James Mellor at Mint Leaf, London, England.

Review

Bourbon sweetened with maple syrup, soured by lemon and made more complex by vermouth.

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Comments & Discussion

G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Mad flavorful but far from superb.. I used Evan Williams bonded and Steve & Ed's maple syrup (rubbish)... Worthy of a retooling, but nowhere near worthy of matching the quality of the Thin Lizzy song.
score: 1
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Tried this again, not realizing I never rated it. Wild Turkey 101, Punt e Mes, and a dark robust maple syrup my brother got in Vermont in an interesting multi-grade syrup pack... played with the measures, and I feel that reducing the Punt e Mes to the same measure as the lemon and maple is the best move. It's still not an ideal marriage. Very brand, quality, and character dependent as far as the bourbon and maple. The robust maple might pair best with Woodford Double Oaked.
score: 1
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$4.02 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 6 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

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