Name: Tennessee Whiskey Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.17)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Tennessee whiskey; 25 ml Orange Curaçao; 25 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 50 ml Ginger ale; 50 ml Cola

Tennessee Whiskey Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.17)
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Ingredients:
1 oz	Tennessee whiskey
⁵⁄₆ oz	Orange Curaçao liqueur
⁵⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Ale
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Cola (e.g. Coca-Cola or Pepsi)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon, orange & strawberry slices, mint sprig & borage.
POUR all ingredients into glass.
Half fill glass with ice.
Add a citrus slice and a couple of mint leaves from garnish
Fill to brim with ice.
Finish with rest of garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Arguably, when numbering my fruit cups, I left the best till last. (I skipped number 16 because the number 7 so befits a Tennessee whiskey-based cocktail). If using a 40% alc./vol. Tennessee whiskey (as opposed to a higher alc./vol. special bottling) then this recipe benefits from an extra splash (5ml (1/6oz) to 10ml (1/3oz). Tennessee whiskey adds an appealing sweet toasty note to this fruit cup.

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History:

Created in June 2017 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England. For more recipes and history see Fruit Cups and Pimm's.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Tennessee Whiskey Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.17) contains 224 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
13.23% alc./vol. (13.23° proof)
23.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Miguel Perales

23rd June 2022 at 23:46

When it comes to cocktails, I'm a minimalist (least amount of ingredients). I saw this and it is over 100 F/ 37 C today where I live and thought what the heck. Man, I am glad I tried this. It was a very nice cocktail. I was afraid the Tennessee Whiskey would get lost in all of this so I upped it to 1 1/2 oz/45mls and was very glad I did. The Whiskey comes through better in my opinion. Will definitely be making this again! Great job Mr. Difford.

Simon Difford

24th June 2022 at 07:41

Thanks, Miguel. I've added a note recommending an extra splash of whiskey above.

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