Glee Club Cocktail
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Glee Club Cocktail
Photographed in a Speakeasy Coupe 8.5oz
| 2 1⁄2 oz | Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry |
| 3⁄4 oz | Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Framboise/raspberry eau-de-vie |
| 2 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
| 2 dash | Burlesque bitters |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist (discarded) & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Amontillado sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Raspberry notes hit your palate first, followed by Chartreuse influenced sherry. Fruity yet spirit-forward and complex.
History:
The Glee Club Cocktail first appeared in Tim Daly's 1903 Daly's Bartenders' Encyclopedia and comprised "2 dashes of orange bitters, 1 dash of yellow Chartreuse, 1 dash of maraschino, 1 wine glass of raspberry wine."
This recipe, adapted from one by Jack McGarry at New York's Dead Rabbit, uses framboise eau-de-vie in place of raspberry wine.
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 21.25% alc./vol. (21.25° proof)
- 24.2 grams of pure alcohol
- More After dinner/digestif cocktails
- More Fruity (e.g. Pornstar Martini) cocktails
- More Short & stirred cocktails
- More Spirit-forward cocktails
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