Garnish:
Lemon wedge
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 1 1/2 fl oz | The Busker Blended Irish Whiskey |
| 1/2 fl oz | Cognac (brandy) |
| 1/4 fl oz | Grenadine/pomegranate syrup (2:1) |
| 1/4 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
| 2/3 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/2 fl oz | Pasteurised egg white (or aquafaba) |
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Review:
An Irish whiskey and cognac sour served straight-up.
History:
In his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks David A. Embury includes the following recipe:
"GLOOM LIFTER
1 part Sugar Syrup
2 parts Lemon Juice
6 parts Irish Whisky
1 Egg White to each 2 drinks
Shake with cracked ice"
Embury adds, "Compare the Gloom Chaser and Gloom Raiser" which appear earlier in the book:
Nutrition:
One serving of Gloom Lifter contains 191 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 17.6% alc./vol. (35.2° proof)
- 19.4 grams of pure alcohol
Difford's Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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