Name: Detroit Irish Cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Bourbon whiskey; 30 ml Tuaca liqueur; 15 ml Grand Marnier; 7.5 ml Vanilla sugar syrup

Detroit Irish Cocktail
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 oz	Tuaca liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Vanilla Syrup

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of mint leaf (or shamrock).
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with mint leaf (or shamrock).

Review:

There's nothing Irish about this drink, but it's good all the same.

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History:

Adapted from a drink discovered in 2001 at Detroit bar in London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Detroit Irish Cocktail contains 256 calories

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
29.68% alc./vol. (29.68° proof)
28.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Sally Glover

14th March at 17:44

My make-do version included EH Taylor Bourbon, Mandarine Napoléon, Tuaca and Vanilla bitters plus cherries, of course.
Hopefully similar to yours and quite delicious.

Matt

17th November 2024 at 04:48

Made as specified - not for me. Bourbon notes, but other flavors (vanilla?) were more than I like. Quite sweet, and boozy/hot.

William Smith

21st May 2022 at 02:03

I thought I'd help it live up to its name and used Irish whisky. I left out the syrup and used a drop of vanilla extract. Dark and mysterious.

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