Blinker (Hawksmoor's Riff)

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Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear
Ingredients:
3 fresh Raspberries
2 fl oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1/2 fl oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
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Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. MUDDLE raspberries in base of shaker.
  4. Add other ingredients.
  5. SHAKE with ice.
  6. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  7. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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 in Spitalfields, London, England.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 26.74% alc./vol. (53.48° proof)
  • 22.1 grams of pure alcohol
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