Odd McIntyre
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Odd McIntyre
Glass:
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 3⁄4 oz | Cognac (brandy) |
| 3⁄4 oz | Cointreau triple sec liqueur |
| 3⁄4 oz | Blanc quinquina/kina (e.g. Mattei Cap Corse, Bonal or Kina L'Aér |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 3 drop | Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s |
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
How to make:
Garnish:
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
If you like Sidecars, then this variation with delicate quinine bitterness may be for you.
Variant:
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. However, I've given each of the three a distinctive recipe, this one by yours truly in December 2025.
FRANK SULLIVAN COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930
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.
Nutrition:
One serving of Odd McIntyre contains 140 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.2 standard drinks
- 18% alc./vol. (36° proof)
- 16.2 grams of pure alcohol
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