On Bended Knee

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (26 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 oz Ginger liqueur
34 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
12 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
3 drop Bob's Cardamom bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare skewered crystallised ginger for garnish.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with skewered crystallised ginger.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

If a cold cocktail can be warming, then with its generous rye whiskey and ginger liqueur, this is such a cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2021 by Susanna McMahon, a keen amateur mixologist and 74-year-old grandmother.

Nutrition:

One serving of On Bended Knee contains 256 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 2.2 standard drinks
  • 23.54% alc./vol. (23.54° proof)
  • 30.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
4th April 2023 at 01:17
Complex, well balanced and dryish. Lovely.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
18th May 2022 at 00:15
Spirited cocktail with a wonderful punch of rye. Our rye was at 118 proof. Worked perfectly. Great balance of sweetness and bitterness. Absinthe added a wonderful herbal touch.