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Blackthorn No. 2

After dinner/digestif · Fruity (e.g. Pornstar Martini) · Herbal

3.9 22 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Sloe gin liqueur
1 1/2 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1/12 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/12 oz Lemon juice
1 dash Aromatic bitters
2 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

15.8% alc./vol. · 1.1 standard drinks · 182 calories

History

This low-alcohol digestif is a blend of recipes from William Boothby and Harry Craddock's 1930 Blackthorn No. 2, with a preference for Boothby's version. It offers a jammy flavor with subtle herbal notes.

The recipe for the drink now known as the Blackthorn No. 1 was published in William "Cocktail Bill" Boothby's 1908 book, World's Drinks And How To Mix Them. The 1930 Swallows edition of Boothby's book includes this recipe along with three numbered variations, with this being the second. BLACKTHORN, NO. 2 Sloe Gin . . . . . . . . . ⅓ Bitters . . . . . . . . . . . 2 drops It. Vermouth . . . . . ⅓ Sweet-Sour . . . . . . 1 spoon Orange bitters . . . . 2 dashes Stir well with ice, strain into chilled glass and serve. In the same year, Harry Craddock also featured a Blackthorn No. 2 in his The Savoy Cocktail Book. BLACKTHORN COCKTAIL (No. 2). Dash Orange Bitters. 1/3 Italian Vermouth. 2/3 Sloe Gin Stir well and strain into cocktail glass.