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Odd McIntyre

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Discerning Drinkers (9)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
3⁄4 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
3⁄4 fl oz Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
3⁄4 fl oz Blanc quinquina/kina (e.g. Mattei Cap Corse, Bonal, Kina L'Aéro)
3⁄4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Odd McIntyre contains 140 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 18% alc./vol. (36° proof)
  • 17.4 grams of pure alcohol

History

In his 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book, Harry Craddock includes three cocktails: The Frank Sullivan, Hoop La! and Odd McIntyre, with the same recipe repeated for each. Four years later, in his 1934 book 1700 Cocktails for the Man Behind the Bar, R. de Fleury also uses the same recipe for all three cocktail names. Exactly the same recipe, but under the name "Hey Hey", also appears in 1933 book Hollywood Cocktails and, a year later, in William T. Boothby's World Drinks And How To Mix Them. I've given each of the four a distinctive recipe, this one by yours truly in December 2025.

FRANK SULLIVAN COCKTAIL.
¼ Glass Lemon Juice.
¼ Glass Kina Lillet.
¼ Glass Cointreau.
¼ Glass Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

HOOP LA! COCKTAIL
¼ Lemon Juice.
¼ Kina Lillet.
¼ Cointreau.
¼ Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

ODD McINTYRE
¼ Glass Lemon Juice.
¼ Glass Kina Lillet.
¼ Glass Cointreau.
¼ Glass Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930

Review

If you like Sidecars, then this variation with delicate quinine bitterness may be for you.

Variations/similar cocktails

Hey Hey
Hoop La!
Hoopla
Frank Sullivan Cocktail

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Comments & Discussion

Calvin Grant Premium Member
Made this with Bonal, was a bit too tart. A shallow spoon of rich syrup and a some chilled mineral water made it quite nice!
score: 1
Marie-Therese Straus
Lovely, refreshing, and well-balanced riff on the Side Car. We used Kina L'Aer and this imparted the perfect amount of sweetness and viscosity as well as a pleasing, deep gold colour. Dangerously easy to drink!
score: 1
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
Really elegant...subtle and deep...beautifully balanced. We won't be tinkering with this one (as is our habit).
score: 3

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