Name: Sunset Strip
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Tennessee whiskey; 30 ml Pamplemousse liqueur; 30 ml Orange-red aperitivo

Ingredients

³⁄₄ fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

³⁄₄ fl oz

Tennessee whiskey

1 fl oz

Giffard Pamplemousse liqueur

1 fl oz

Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Sunset Strip contains 243 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
19.85% alc./vol. (39.71° proof)
22.4 grams of pure alcohol

Review

Eric Tecosky's original recipe for this cocktail calls for 1.25oz of Jack Daniel's Single Barrel instead of the combination of Tennessee and rye whiskies used here. Being a mix of split base spirits and liqueurs, it was stirred, as you'd expect such a combination. However, somewhat reminiscent of Shakerato, the Sunset Strip seems to benefit from the aeration and extra dilution provided by shaking. Hence, this is the method I've chosen.

Comments & Discussion

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Simon Sedgley Premium Member 19w

To our taste this screamed for some citrus to be included. So we added 10ml grapefruit juice and 5ml lemon juice. Much better for us but did make for a full Coupe.

Patrick Valentino 2y

I made a bunch of these 2 or so years ago for my wife and her friends and they loved it. I stuck with Bourbon at 1.25 and didnt split the base. I tried the specs here and it was just as good.
However something was off this time and my guess is my bottle of Pamplemousse Liquor (Giffards) is past its prime as the bottle is over 2 years old easily, and more.

My question is how long does Pamplemousee liquor last?

James Cambridge 1y

I'm no expert but anything under ~18% is not going to last as long, violette, aperol, crem de mure should be stored in the fridge once opened , same with vermouth... as far as how long it will last I can't say for sure but two years would be to long.

If you buy another bottle I do like a little splash in some bubbly water on a hot day if your looking for something but don't want a full strength drink.

Diana Kingsbury 2y

This was considerably sweeter than I was expecting (or really like). Adding .5oz fresh lemon juice--essentially turning it into a Paper Plane with Pamplemousse--made it quite lovely, though, for me. (The beauty of cocktails, right? One can adapt it to one's own palate, always...)

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

Great as an aperitif. I found it a little sweeter than I was expecting. Would have put the sweetness as a 6. Did add a dash of grapefruit bitters and that did balance the sweetness.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 4y

Thanks, John. I moved sweetness to a 6.

Peter Griffith Premium Member 4y

Terrific. I made it with Epoch high-rye bourbon from Baltimore Spirits Company, Peychaud’s Bitter Liqueur, and Giffard’s Pampelmousse. Quite satisfactory.