De Rigueur

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How to make:

1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
2. Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.
3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
5. EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Review:

Delicately peaty Scotch whisky with rich rounding honey balancing tart zesty grapefruit. This recipe will stand a much bigger slug of bourbon, particularly if using a more mellow honey.

Variant:

When based on bourbon this becomes a Brown Derby.

History:

This recipe is adapted from Judge Jr.'s 1927 Here's How! where its name is spelt "De Riguer" with one 'u'.

De Riguer
Hark, ye lads! Here's the very latest drink! Three of these will knock you for a row of aspirins.
½ scotch;
¼ grapefruit juice;
¼ honey;
Cracked-ice.

Judge Jr., 1927

The same recipe (½ Whisky, ¼ grapefruit juice, ¼ honey) is repeated in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

Nutrition:

One serving of De Rigueur contains 166 calories.

Alcohol content:

• 0.9 standard drinks
• 14.71% alc./vol. (29.42° proof)
• 13.2 grams of pure alcohol