Billionaire
Ingredients
- 1 oz WhistlePig 10yo Straight Rye Whisky
- 2⁄3 oz Bulleit Bourbon
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄3 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
- 1⁄4 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 1⁄6 oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
- 2 dash Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters
- 1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
- 2 fresh Mint leaves
Method
Glass:
Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish dehydrated lemon slice wheel.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with dehydrated lemon slice floated on cocktail.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created circa 2011 by Dushan Zarić and Jason Kosmas at Employees Only in Manhattan, New York City, USA. The original was quite different and was based on Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon without the rye and (in place of absinthe, bitters and mint) called for Employee Only's housemade 'Absinthe Bitters', a blend of absinthe, Green Chartreuse, Peychaud's bitters, Angostura bitters and Fee Brothers Mint bitters.
Review:
Why have a Millionaire when you can stretch to a Billionaire? A suitably luxuriant whiskey sour with absinthe, aromatic bitters and mint.
