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Silent Seven

Silent Seven

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass...
2	fl oz	Jack Daniel's Old No.7 Brand Tennessee Whiskey
⅔	fl oz	Triple sec liqueur
⅔	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
¼	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

About:

A riff on the classic 'Silent Third' cocktail first published in the 1937 Cafe Royal Cocktail Book. Originally made with Scotch whisky but perhaps not so silent with rock 'n' roll Tennessee whiskey.

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