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Ironbound

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (52)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Cachaça (unaged)
1 fl oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1⁄2 fl oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1⁄6 fl oz Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
2 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Ironbound contains 207 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 29.55% alc./vol. (59.1° proof)
  • 23.9 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Mayur Subbarao of New York, USA. Mayur's original recipe called for bottled-in-bond applejack rather than calvados. The extra punch of applejack dries this cocktail so if using calvados consider reducing the sugar syrup.

Review

Who'd have thought cachaça and apple brandy would make such good bedfellows with herbal liqueur and Creole-style bitters.

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Comments & Discussion

Ares
Seems interesting and has some potential. If I make this one again, I'll skip the sugar syrup.
score: 1
Annechien Premium Member
Made it without the sugar syrup and it’s plenty sweet enough for me. I used Leblon cachaca and Daron fine calvados. Very interesting flavours. Fruity and funky. The Leblon is a bit overpowering but the bottle is now finished. The next trial will be with Yaguara cachaca which I suspect might be an even better match for the Daron. Happy tasting.
score: 1
S BA
I added 10 ml of raspberry Sirup instead of the 5ml of the sugar Sirup. Was a nice twist, ultimately a variant on the Jack Rose Cocktail
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
We found it sweet, and we had put in half of the sugar syrup. I also agreed it needed a punch. So I went to my favorite herbal, absinthe. Added 4 spritzes to the drink. Stirred. One spritz on top. contained the sweetness at bit and added another herbal falvour.
score: 2
Doug Charnock Premium Member
I had high hopes for this one, but it’s somehow a little one dimensional. Needs something, but I haven’t decided what.
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Perhaps Ferro China Baliva to introduce complexity and to also better reflect Iron in the name.
score: 1

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