Name: 1920s Artist
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Irish whiskey; 15 ml Kirschwasser; 15 ml Oloroso sherry; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 5 ml Groseille syrup; 1 dash Creole bitters

1920s Artist
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Irish whiskey
¹⁄₂ oz	Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie
¹⁄₂ oz	Lustau Oloroso Don Nuño Sherry
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₆ oz	Groseille (redcurrant) syrup
1 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of redcurrant bunch laid across rim.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Oloroso sherry, Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Despite its soft salmon pink hue this cocktail is boozy with Irish whiskey and sherry to the fore. Oloroso sherry and dry vermouth balance each other harmoniously with red currant syrup adding flavour and richness.

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History:

Created in January 2016 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England. This cocktail combines elements from the two best-known vintage cocktails using groseille (redcurrant) syrup. The whiskey element comes from the Artist's Special while the kirsch, sherry and dry vermouth come from the Nineteen-Twenty.

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Nutrition:

One serving of 1920s Artist contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
25% alc./vol. (25° proof)
23.8 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

2nd April 2022 at 00:25

What a great aperitif. Many flavours, but all working together. Another Simon hit for our repertoire.

Calvin Grant

11th November 2021 at 03:59

Hope to find a local source for fresh redcurrant berries some day so I can try this. I substituted rasberry liqueur and was quite pleased with the results.

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