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The Saint
A riff on the classic Brown Derby, this is a refreshing bourbon sour with zesty citrus and subtle warming earthy ginger
Frederic D.
17th March 2025 at 23:13
Made with Drumshanbo Irish whiskey for Saint Patrick's Day - the cocktail's name felt appropriate. I also subbed 1/4 Oz Domaine de Canton for the ginger syrup. This was a really good drink. Well-balanced indeed, and almost too easy to drink.
11th July 2022 at 04:14
Lovely cocktail. We found this really well-balanced and loved the zingy note that ginger added to the traditional Brown Derby flavour profile.
4th June 2022 at 10:17
This was lovely! I made ginger juice syrup and looked this up to find something to put it in - seriously delicious!
26th September 2021 at 09:57
I've just re-visited this cocktail (25-Sep-21) and changed the specs. to make less sour. I also eased the ginger syrup back a bit and added sugar. Previous recipe: 1½ bourbon, ¾ lemon juice, ¼ ginger syrup, ½ Lillet Blanc, and ½ pamplemouse liqueur.
13th April at 18:31
Hi there. Well, you said you have changed the specs to make it less sour, but i noticed that you've suppressed the pamplemousse liqueur as well, didn't you? Or you just forgot to mention it on new recipe?
23rd September 2021 at 23:42
I found this cocktail to be so well balanced that the individual notes were almost lost on the palate. Doubling the measure of ginger syrup helped give an identity to the drink.
28th June 2020 at 22:19
I added 1 dash cardamom bitters (brought out the ginger) and 1/4 oz simple sugar (cut the sour a bit).
It was nice!
It was nice!
21st June 2020 at 06:18
Very whiskey forward but wonderful finish. I had to omit the grapefruit (can't stand the stuff) and just increased the lemon and Lillet by 1/4 to compensate.