Name: Papaya Jack
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 20 ml Tennessee whiskey; 30 ml Papaya juice; 10 ml Honey and water syrup; 5 ml Lemon juice; 2 dash Orange bitters; 45 ml Brut sparkling wine

Papaya Jack
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Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
²⁄₃ oz	Tennessee whiskey
1 oz	Papaya juice
¹⁄₃ oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
¹⁄₆ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Brut champagne/sparkling wine

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Flute glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
TOP with sparkling wine and briefly stir. (Or pour half the sparling wine into the glass first to help reduce foaming and eliminate need to stir.)
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

The recipe may look sweet, but this fruity cocktail is dried by a splash of lemon and brut sparkling wine.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2023 by Cam Dawson, the longstanding UK Jack Daniel's brand ambassador and originally based on Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey.

"Created for the McLaren Formula One team x Jack Daniel's partnership which kicked off in 2023. McLaren's team colour is Papaya which is of course why I had to use it in the cocktail. The first version of this drink was Bellini-style but the use of the juice instead of purée creates a much cleaner, fruity yet earthy mix that works wonders with Jack Daniel's! Why the champagne?, Cos it's Formula One, baby!!! The name?!?! That was Zak Brown's (CEO of McLaren racing) fault, when he called it this in a video message. I wanted to called it 'The McLaren Fizz'."
Cam Dawson, October 2023

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Nutrition:

One serving of Papaya Jack contains 111 calories

Alcohol content:

0.7 standard drinks
9.02% alc./vol. (9.02° proof)
10 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese

17th September 2024 at 18:19

I used Four Roses bourbon, papaya juice from fruit processed through my juicer, and a cheap Andre brut sparkling wine... The color of the liquid was a lot more orange-coral compared to the above photo. Drink tasted good, rather dry, and could've taken a touch more fizz. Definitely worth making if you can juice the papaya yourself.