Commodore No. 2

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Discerning Drinkers (38 ratings)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Luxardo Maraschino cherry

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into glass filled with crushed ice.

5/6 fl oz Bourbon whiskey
5/6 fl oz Dutch Cacao white crème de cacao
5/6 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz Grenadine/pomegranate syrup
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Review:

Lemon juice balances this bourbon and crème de cacco-based red-coloured cocktail that is perhaps best served as an after-dinner cocktail.

History:

The second of two Commodore cocktails in Albert S. Crockett's 1931 Old Waldorf Bar Days, both served frappé. Crockett's Commodore No.1 is rum-based and without crème de cacao liqueur. He stipulates the No.2 recipe as:
"One-third Lemon juice
One-third Bourbon Whiskey
One-third Crème de Cacao
Dash Grenadine Syrup
Frappé in champagne glass"

Nutrition:

One serving of Commodore No. 2 contains 148 calories.

Alcohol content:

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