True Blue Cocktail Recipe

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About The True Blue Cocktail

This crowd-pleasing cocktail comes from Harrison Ginsberg at The Dead Rabbit in New York City and uses Tullamore D.E.W. 12-year-old as its whiskey base. Bitters, ginger syrup, sherry, apple brandy and even Guinness are added to the party. All the ingredients are shaken, strained and served with a nutmeg garnish.

This recipe originally appeared as part of Irish Whiskey Is Very Good in Cocktails. Have You Had These 5 Ultimate Examples?

Ingredients in The True Blue Cocktail

1 ¹⁄₂ oz

Tullamore D.E.W. 12-year-old Irish whiskey

¹⁄₂ oz

Clear Creek eight-year-old apple brandy

¹⁄₂ oz

Guinness draught

¹⁄₄ oz

Barbadillo Pedro Ximénez sherry

1 tsp

Ginger syrup*

³⁄₄ oz

White miso cane syrup**

³⁄₄ oz

Fresh lemon juice

2 dashes

Peychaud's bitters

Garnish:

Grated nutmeg

Glass:

Cocktail

How to make The True Blue Cocktail

Add all the ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake.

Strain into a cocktail glass.

Garnish with grated nutmeg.

*Ginger syrup: Add 16 oz ginger juice and 16 oz white sugar to a stainless steel pot, and heat at 160 degrees F for 45 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow to cool at room temperature. Strain through a cheesecloth. Bottle, label and store in a refrigerator.

**White miso cane syrup: Place 16 oz water and 2 tbsp miso paste in a stainless steel pot, and heat at 180 degrees, stirring frequently until the paste is completely dissolved. Add 4 cups cane sugar, and increase the temp to 210 degrees, bringing to a boil and stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and allow to cool at room temperature for 30 minutes. Bottle, label and store in a refrigerator.