The Ninth Ward
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
- 1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
- 1⁄3 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄6 oz Difford's Falernum liqueur
- 1⁄4 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 2 dash Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters
- 1⁄3 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
Method
Glass:
Photographed in a Michelangelo Coppa 225ml
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Nutrition:
One serving of The Ninth Ward contains 192 calories
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2008 by Robert "Brother Cleve" Toomey in Boston, USA for Tales of the Cocktail. The cocktail is a play on the classic Ward Eight and a homage to one of the New Orleans neighbourhoods hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. His original recipe comprised:
45ml (1½oz) Bourbon
22.5ml (¾oz) Lime juice
22.5ml (¾oz) Falernum
15ml (½oz) Elderflower liqueur
2 dash Peychaud's bitters
Review:
Brother, forgive me, I've tweaked your cocktail in the quest for harmony between whiskey, elderflower, falernum, and lime. Ideally, I also add 5ml (1 spoon) bottled-in-bond rye whiskey. The Ninth Ward cocktail is also perhaps best served on-the-rocks rather than straight-up.
