Name: Hightower
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Irish whiskey; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Honey and water syrup; 1.25 ml Green crème de menthe; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Hightower
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Ingredients:
2 oz	Irish whiskey
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
¹⁄₂₄ oz	Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of mint sprigs bouquet.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

An Irish whiskey-based riff on a Gold Rush. The mint notes from the crème de menthe are subtle but really add to this cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2020 by Ash Miyasaki at Bar Henry cocktail bar in Echo Park, Los Angeles, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Hightower contains 175 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
18.06% alc./vol. (18.06° proof)
17.8 grams of pure alcohol

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