Shamrock Sour Cocktail

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (7 ratings)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Photographed in an

UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Garnish:

Lime wedge on rim

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

2 fl oz The Busker Blended Irish Whiskey
1/2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2/3 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1 drop Green food colour gel
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Review:

Looks like it should be minty but don't be deceived by the verdant colour, it's actually a tasty whiskey citrus sour.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 17.59% alc./vol. (35.18° proof)
  • 19.4 grams of pure alcohol
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Perhaps the world's biggest cocktail book! Certainly, our biggest yet, 624 pages, 6cm (2.3inch) thick and weighing 2.25kg (5lb). Our Seventeenth Edition

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Easy Jigger image

Easy Jigger

The Easy Jigger® is a measure designed for use when making cocktails, primarily in the home but also by professional bartenders. It has a unique design

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