Name: Penthouse Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Penthouse Cocktail
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₄ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A bourbon sour with a touch of maraschino adding an almondy cherry note.

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History:

Created by Carl Wrangel at the Oak Room, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Penthouse Cocktail contains 219 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
20.59% alc./vol. (20.59° proof)
21.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Joe Rogan

24th September 2024 at 23:06

I think there are a lot of ways you could change or improve on this recipe. My first gut reaction was to express and discard a lime peel over the drink which brought out the bright notes in the citrus more. you could also reduce the amount of lime to make the bourbon more pronounced or reduce the simple to make it into more of a sour. Good as is but could definitely be improved on.

Ion Ghiba

24th January 2024 at 13:47

With 7.5 ml more of a maraschino, went better for my taste. I added also a drop of Bob's vanilla bitter. I feel like you can play so much with the measures. It's a good base the whole recipe.

Miguel Perales

18th November 2023 at 23:12

Really nice cocktail, well balanced. I went half way between John's recommendation and the listed amount of rich syrup and used 1/3 oz/10 ml rich syrup. Bourbon is prevalent but not overpowering with a good citrus finish.

John Hinojos

14th November 2022 at 01:21

Great. Put in 1/2 the amount of sugar syrup as we like our cocktails a bit more sour. Cocktail has a great hint of citrus and cherry. Bourbon blends in quite well.

Brandon B

29th May 2022 at 00:52

I accidentally made this with 1/2 shot Maraschino, but I was pleased with the result. All other ingredients kept the same, it gave a nice balance to the lime.

Edwin Aviles

14th August 2022 at 00:11

I concur, the drink is better with the extra bit of Maraschino.

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