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Meet Me At The Lynchburg Highway

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Discerning Drinkers (4)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
7 fresh Mint leaves
1 2⁄3 fl oz Tennessee whiskey
1⁄3 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1⁄6 fl oz Cynar or other carciofo amaro
1⁄12 fl oz Chili pepper (spicy) syrup
1 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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Garnish: Lemon zest twist (discarded)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Method:

Method: Firstly, infuse Tennessee whiskey with mint stems. STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 26.55% alc./vol. (53.09° proof)
  • 18.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a cocktail created in November 2017 by Tatjana Titimova at Épernay Bar in Manchester, England, for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Calling competition. Tatjana's original recipe:
50 ml mint sprig infused Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey
15 ml Homemade sparkling wine cordial
5 ml Cynar artichoke amaro
1 dash Absinthe
1 dash Peychaud's bitters

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Comments & Discussion

Morten Carlsbaek Premium Member
Excellent fresh cocktail. I used 1-2 drops Tabasco and 4 ml sugar syrup instead of the chilipepper sugar syrup
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Makes a minimum of 7.5 cocktails.
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