Garnish:
Lemon zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
2 fl oz | Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.) |
1/2 fl oz | Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed) |
3 fresh | Raspberries (fresh) |
1/4 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
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Review:
The original Blinker from Patrick Gavin Duffy's 1934 The Official Mixer's Manual uses grenadine but the folk at Hawksmoor have switched this for a few fresh raspberries and a dash of sugar syrup, turning a good drink into a great cocktail.
History:
Adapted from a recipe discovered in 2013 at Hawksmoor, Spitalfields, London, England.
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 29.33% alc./vol. (58.66° proof)
- 24.2 grams of pure alcohol
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