Name: Dixie Dew
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Bourbon whiskey; 10 ml White crème de menthe; 10 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

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Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 2/3 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
1/3 fl oz	Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
1/3 fl oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

A peppermint fresh and zesty orange, bourbon-laced cocktail for late-night sipping.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Dixie Dew contains 173 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
24.46% alc./vol. (48.92° proof)
20.8 grams of pure alcohol

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