Name: Borderline
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Whisk(e)y - Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 15 ml Maple syrup; 22.5 ml Vermouth amaro - robust & full (e.g. Punt E Mes)

Serve in a

Martini glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

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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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Punt E Mes vermouth amaro – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Review:

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

History:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Borderline contains 239 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
18.04% alc./vol. (36.08° proof)
20.3 grams of pure alcohol

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