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High King

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (28)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fresh Raspberries
1 1⁄3 fl oz Irish whiskey
1⁄3 fl oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
1⁄2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 fl oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1⁄2 fl oz Thomas Henry Soda Water

Garnish: Lemon wheel & raspberry sail

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Method:

MUDDLE raspberries in base of shaker. Add next 6 ingredients (all but soda), SHAKE with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with soda.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 12.32% alc./vol. (24.63° proof)
  • 13.6 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Joaquín Simón at Pouring Ribbons in New York City, USA.

Review

Berry fruit and citrus gently caressed by mellow Irish whiskey with a splash of enlivening soda.

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Comments & Discussion

Simon Sedgley Premium Member
We went a bit off the reservation on this one. Having no fresh berries, we substituted 5ml Merlet Creme de Fraise (strawberries not raspberries, we know) and reduced the sugar syrup to 2.5ml. We also substituted lime for the lemon juice. This gave us a characterful and refreshing summer afternoon drink. Next time we might up the volume of Irish whiskey just a tad to see if that offers more depth. A great summer fizz.
score: 1
Landon Brown
Quite an enjoyable drink. I tried this recipe using a raspberry syrup, then did a second one upping the specs to 2 oz whiskey, 3/4 oz of each citrus and 1/2 oz Aperol and raspberry syrup, 2 dashes of Peychaud's. I preferred the second as the whiskey and bitters are a bit more forward.
score: 2
Donald Draper
Fruity and refreshing.
score: 1

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$1.77 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 18.5 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


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* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.