South Ireland Sour
3.8 4 ratings
Ingredients
How to make
Serve in a coupe glass
- 1 DRY SHAKE all ingredients (without ice)
- 2 Add ice, SHAKE again and fine strain into chilled glass.
8.3% alc./vol. · 0.8 standard drinks · 232 calories
History
Features the smell of sticking plasters, utilizing Feijoa and Guinness. A uniquely Kiwi creation. Worth trying, despite its unusual sound.
Jacob Briars created this drink at the 2007 Cocktail World Cup. It was conceived in response to an Irish bartender who declared 42 Below Feijoa Vodka to be "undrinkable." Briars countered by noting that "in large parts of the world people thought the same about Guinness." What began as a joke, however, turned into a surprisingly palatable cocktail. The name itself serves as a geographical in-joke. The Irish bartender hailed from Cork, a city in southern Ireland. Cork is situated within the province of Munster. At the time of the competition, Briars and his counterparts were in Queenstown, located on New Zealand's South Island, which was formerly referred to as New Munster. Due to the distinct vowel pronunciation common among New Zealanders, the words "Island" and "Ireland" sound identical.
Created by Jacob Briars