Commander in Chief

Name: Commander in Chief
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Pot still whiskey; 15 ml Pommeau du Normandie; 2.5 ml Apricot liqueur; 15 ml Verjuice; 2.5 ml Passion fruit syrup; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Single pot still Irish whiskey
1/2 fl oz	Pommeau de Normandie apple apéritif
1/12 fl oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Verjuice
1/12 fl oz	Monin Passion Fruit Syrup
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Commander in Chief contains 140 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
21.08% alc./vol. (42.15° proof)
17 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Jillian Vose at The Dead Rabbit, New York City, USA. Jillian's original recipe calls for the whisky to be split between 15ml Redbreast 12-year-old and 30ml Green Spot Irish whiskeys.

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Review

Single pot still Irish whiskey gives this Commander backbone while verjuice adds a stiff upper lip, but this Chief has heart and soul in the form of passion fruit, apricot liqueur, and Pommeau de Normandie.