Name: Beggar's Banquet
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 30 ml Lemon juice; 22.5 ml Maple syrup; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 45 ml British bitter ale

Beggar's Banquet
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Glass:

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Maple syrup
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	British bitter ale chilled

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel.

How to make:

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
TOP with beer.

Garnish:

Garnish with orange slice wheel.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

British bitter ale - Cereals containing gluten

Review:

If using a 12oz glass with good ice, after straining the cocktail into the glass, you should have sufficient room to top it with 60ml (2oz) of beer.

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History:

Created in 2010 by Aisha Sharpe in Manhattan, New York City.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Beggar's Banquet contains 256 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
13.42% alc./vol. (26.84° proof)
22.8 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese

2nd July at 23:36

Little hit of hoppy ale up front (used my homebrewed bitter) followed by a vague fruit punch flavor. Second sip in and the maple (dark amber from VT) expresses itself. Overall quite fruity, with the bourbon giving a slight kiss of its character in the background. Too easy to slug back.

Marie-Laure ECHASSERIEAU

22nd October 2025 at 10:46

That was nice, once stirred a bit oO If not stirred, U ll get a lot of beer before anything else, which was not my point in trying this recipe. But after, it had a good balance, main taste would be orangey & bourbon. The size of Ur glass will definitely be important.

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