Lion's Tail
Ingredients
- 2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
- 1⁄3 oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram liqueur
- 1⁄2 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Nutrition:
One serving of Lion's Tail contains 206 calories
History:
Adapted from a recipe that first appeared in William James "Billy" Tarling's Café Royal Cocktail Book, published in London in 1937. However, the drinks creator is likely to have been an American bartender driven to London by Prohibition. "Twisting the lion's tail" was an American slang expression for provoking the British which emerged during the period of American Anglophobia between the World Wars.
Review:
A heavily allspice dram liqueur influenced, Daiquiri-like, bourbon-based cocktail.
