Littlest Rebel
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Littlest Rebel
Photographed in an Urban Bar Nick & Nora
| 1 1⁄3 oz | Applejack brandy bottled-in-bond (50% alc./vol) |
| 3⁄4 oz | Blended Scotch whisky |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Monin Grenadine Syrup |
| 1⁄2 oz | Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative |
| 1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
- Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
- DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A Scotch Daisy with apple brandy and egg white. I've tried calvados instead of applejack, but applejack sits better with the scotch whisky.
Variant:
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Hugo Ensslin's 1917 Recipes for Mixed Drinks 2nd Edition (may also have appeared in the 1916 first edition).
LITTLEST REBEL COCKTAIL
Hugo Ensslin, Recipes for Mixed Drinks 2nd Edition, 1917
Juice 1 Lime
1 jigger Apple Jack
½ jigger Scotch Whiskey
¼ jigger Grenadine
White of 1 Egg
Shake well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain and serve.
Nutrition:
One serving of Littlest Rebel contains 192 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 18.57% alc./vol. (18.57° proof)
- 21.4 grams of pure alcohol
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