Name: Cooper's
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Elderflower liqueur; 7.5 ml Fernet liqueur

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

³⁄₄ fl oz

Elderflower liqueur

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Fernet Branca liqueur

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
32.74% alc./vol. (65.49° proof)
29.5 grams of pure alcohol

Gallery

Comments & Discussion

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 37w

I don't think my overly wet ice helped. Definitely gonna try this again with solid cubes and I'm leaning toward subbing the Willett 4-year rye with a more distinctive brand, namely Dad's Hat. I have a feeling that'll be stellar. A simple recipe with some interesting character and dimension.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 1y

Well balanced viz. St. Germain not as overpowering as expected. Fernet does its magic again.

John Champion 1y

Looks like title is misspelled as Copper's instead of Cooper's.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Thanks for pointing out. I've now corrected.

Mookie Premium Member 1y

My fernet comes from a distillery in DC, Don Ciccio & Figli, and it doesn't taste like Listerine. Which means this drink was only deliciously herbal and well balanced.

Peter Griffith Premium Member 1y

Dear Fernet, it's not you, it's me. I know many people love you deeply. Maybe I'd like this with 1/8 oz fernet.

Dr Drink 1y

It took me about half a bottle to finally like it. It was definitely an acquired taste. If you like banana try the Banana Toronto (specifically with Tempus Fugit creme de banane)

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

We'd run out of Rye so did it with Bourbon. A very simple and beautifully balanced cocktail.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

Surprisingly dry cocktail. Incredible though, the rye and elderflower is surprisingly brought together by the Fernet. The floral notes from the elderflower work really well with the mint and rye spice.

Your choice of rye matters quite a bit. Don't use a too spicy one like Bulleit. Try and use a rye with maybe a vermouth finish just to get a hint of those herbal and fruity venous notes.