Name: Phish Hook
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 7.5 ml Vermouth amaro; 5 ml Maraschino liqueur

Phish Hook
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₂ oz	Elderflower liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
¹⁄₆ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
(No garnish.)

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth amaro - robust & full (e.g. Punt E Mes) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

Rye whiskey tamed and flavoured by elderflower, Punt E Mes and maraschino.

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History:

Adapted from a January 2010 recipe courtesy of Jamie Boudreau's spiritsandcocktails.wordpress.com

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Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
32.27% alc./vol. (32.27° proof)
28.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Itamar Friedlander

28th November 2024 at 11:05

Perfectly balanced. The maraschino is the star of the show, intoducing sweet funky flavour to the the dry rye whisky with the help of the sweet rich vemouth and the light and floral st germain. Reminded me somehow of a hemmingway daquiri or an el presidente. A must try if you like complex stirred drinks. Cheers!

G. M. Genovese

15th September 2023 at 16:48

Not sure if it was because I used a 100-proof rye, but I didn't find the need to reduce the elderflower liqueur, at first. The Combier brand of that liqueur is interesting on its own, and it did fine here. Over the course of a few sips, it leapt forward. Now I understand... Still, a powerfully flavored drink.

John Hinojos

9th April 2023 at 00:25

Fabulous. After reading the comments and liking a dryer cocktail, we did reduce the Elderflower by 1/2. It was perfect for us. Would be great either before or after dinner. A winner.

Josh Downey

21st February 2023 at 02:12

Solid cocktail, cut the St Germain to 1/3 the second time around and enjoyed it a bit more.

Nicholas Prior

8th August 2021 at 03:12

I quite enjoyed this. Similar to a Red Hook but nice flavors.

David M.

21st July 2020 at 08:28

Outstanding.
There’s so much going on in this cocktail. Backbone of rye. Aromatics from the Punt e Mes and Luxardo. All balanced with a floral sweetness by the St. Germain.

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