Name: Ink Street
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 37.5 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Orange juice; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Ink Street
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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₄ fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

I've rebalanced and added sugar to this classically three-equal-part ingredient cocktail, and I think it's tastier for it.

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History:

"Ink Street" was a common nickname for London's Fleet Street, which, from the 16th to the late 20th century, was the centre of the UK's newspaper industry. The largest-circulation national papers, including The Times, Daily Telegraph, and Daily Express, were headquartered, and their editions were printed on the street. The phrase "Fleet Street" became and still is shorthand for the British press.

The Ink Street cocktail first appears in Harry MacElhone's 1922 book ABC of Mixing Cocktails. This recipe adapted from MacElhone's 1923 book "Harry" of Ciro's ABC of Mixing Cocktails.

Ink Street Cocktail.
⅓ Rye Whisky, ⅓ Orange Juice, ⅓ Lemon Juice.
Shake well, then strain into chilled glass.
(Ink Street, otherwise known as Fleet Street the centre of the Newspaper World.)
Harry MacElhone, "Harry" of Ciro's ABC of Mixing Cocktails, 1923

Nutrition:

One serving of Ink Street contains 128 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
14.92% alc./vol. (29.84° proof)
14.8 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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