Garnish:
Dust with freshly grated cinnamon & nutmeg
How to make:
BEAT egg and pour into shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and strain into chilled glass.
1 fresh | Egg (white & yolk) |
3/4 fl oz | Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.) |
3/4 fl oz | Yellow Chartreuse liqueur |
3/4 fl oz | Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur |
1/6 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix) |
Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

Hazardous ingredients
Egg (white & yolk) is potentially hazardous to those with allergy or intolerance.
Review:
A hearty drink that's best suited to a winter's night – perhaps a night with little food as it's something of a meal in itself.
History:
Colleen Bawn is an anglicization of the Gaelic 'cailín bán', meaning girl or young woman. The Colleen Bawn (or The Brides of Garryowen) is also the title of a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright, Dion Boucicault and first performed 27th March 1860 at Miss Laura Keene's Theatre, New York City. The first written reference and recipe for the Colleen Bawn cocktail appears in Edward Spencer's 1903The Flowing Bowl.
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 32.54% alc./vol. (65.08° proof)
- 23.6 grams of pure alcohol
Join the Discussion
... comment(s) for Colleen Bawn
You must log in to your account to make a comment.