Name: President Napoleon
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 4 fresh Raspberries; 50 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

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Glass:

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1920 7.75oz

Ingredients:
4 fresh	Raspberries
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
³⁄₄ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of drops aromatic bitters.

How to make:

MUDLLE raspberries in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with 2 drops of aromatic bitters on foam head.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Napoleon tendencies aside, this cocktail is bigger than its diminutive proportions, packed with bourbon-laced, expressive, bittersweet fruity sourness. Enjoy and make a pig of yourself!

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in 2023 by Sam Penton at the Manor Bar in the Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel, Montecito, California. Sam developed his cocktail for a literary villains-themed menu and named "Napoleon" after the Marxist pig in George Orwell's 1945 Animal Farm.

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
15.69% alc./vol. (31.39° proof)
20.6 grams of pure alcohol

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