Garnish:
Lime zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
| 2 fl oz | Bourbon whiskey |
| 1/3 fl oz | Pimento dram liqueur |
| 1/2 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/6 fl oz | Sugar syrup (65.0°brix, 2 sugar to 1 water rich syrup) |
| 1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
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Review:
A heavily Allspice Dram liqueur influenced, Daiquiri-like, bourbon-based cocktail.
Variant:
History:
Adapted from a recipe that first appeared in Café Royal Cocktail Book, published in London in 1937. However, the drinks creator is likely to have been an American bartender driven to London by Prohibition. "Twisting the lion's tail" was an American slang expression for provoking the British which emerged during the period of American Anglophobia between the World Wars.
Nutrition:
One serving of Lion's Tail contains 207 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 24.23% alc./vol. (48.46° proof)
- 21.9 grams of pure alcohol
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