Blinker (Hawksmoor's Riff)
Ingredients
- 3 fresh Raspberries
- 2 oz WhistlePig 10yo Straight Rye Whisky
- 1⁄2 oz Pink grapefruit juice
- 1⁄4 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
Method
Glass:
Photographed in a Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method:
- MUDDLE raspberries in base of shaker.
- Add other ingredients.
- SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
History:
Adapted from a recipe discovered in 2013 at Hawksmoor in Spitalfields, London, England.
Review:
The original Blinker from Patrick Gavin Duffy's 1934 The Official Mixer's Manual uses grenadine but the folk at Hawksmoor have switched this for a few fresh raspberries and a dash of sugar syrup, turning a good drink into a great cocktail.
