No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Deshler Cocktail
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.) |
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina |
| 1/6 fl oz | Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur |
| 2 dash | Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters |
| 2 twist | Orange peel |
| 1 twist | Lemon peel |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare
- Select a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method
- REGAL SHAKE all ingredients (including orange and lemon zests).
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Alcohol content:
We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:
- 24.8 grams of pure alcohol
History
Cointreau.com (the brand's official website) says, "This is probably the first cocktail created in New York with Cointreau." It first appears in Hugo R. Ensslin's 1916-17 Recipes for Mixed Drinks and is named after the Deshler Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, one of three hotels owned by brothers Louis C. Wallick and Adrian L. Wallick. Ensslin worked at all three hotels but spent most of his career at their The Wallick Hotel in Times Square, where it is presumed he created this cocktail.
DESHLER COCKTAIL
Hugo R. Ensslin, 1917
½ jigger Rye Whiskey
½ jigger Dubonnet
2 dashes Peychaud Bitters
2 dashes Cointreau Triple Sec.
1 piece Lemon Peel
2 pieces Orange Peel
Shake well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain and serve with a twist of orange peel on top.
The above recipe proved so enduring that some 40 years later it appears little changed in Patrick Gavin Duffy's 1956 The Official Mixer's Manual:
Deshler
Patrick Gavin Duffy, 1956
1 Jigger Rye whiskey
1 Jigger Dubonnet
2 Dashes Peychaud's Bitters
2 Dashes Cointreau
2 Twists Orange Peel
1 Twist Lemon Peel
Shake well with ice and strain into glass. Serve with a twist of lemon peel.
Review
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