Name: Bourbonella
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Orange Curaçao; 20 ml Dry vermouth; 5 ml Grenadine syrup; 3 dash Creole bitters

Bourbonella
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Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₂ oz	Orange Curaçao liqueur
²⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
3 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A fruity Manhattan.

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History:

A cocktail of unknown origin from the noughties, which takes its name from its base spirit. A fascinating fact: Bourbonnella is also the name of an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater and coastal marine ray-finned fish.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bourbonella contains 199 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
27.66% alc./vol. (27.66° proof)
23.8 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese

25th January at 19:50

I thought I used quality ingredients - in fact, I'm sure of it. But there was a burnt trash bag flavor going on. The grenadine (Morgenthaler version) and Peychaud's are pointless, unless they factor more into the overall flavor expressions. Switch out the triple sec for Curacao?... Hmm, there's a lot going on with this recipe.

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Simon Difford

26th January at 21:16

Agreed. I've replaced triple sec with orange curaçao and amended the recipe.

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Elise Bruels

13th March 2024 at 05:05

Honestly pretty great as an after-dinner drink. Very smooth, balanced, and so sippable. Slightly on the sweeter end, but honestly much less so than expected considering the grenadine. Great!

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Adam .

11th May 2021 at 02:14

I bought Peychaud's recently and this recipe was the first time I ever tried them out. I did not know what I was in for— three dashes is pretty intense! Although it's well balanced, this drink is boozy and not for the faint of heart!

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