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Taoiseach

Nightcap/sipping · Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

4.2 106 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Irish whiskey
1/3 oz Triple sec
1/3 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1/6 oz Grenadine syrup
1 dash Aromatic bitters
1 dash Orange bitters
1/6 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

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

Flavour profile

24.8% alc./vol. · 1.3 standard drinks · 153 calories

History

The quality of pomegranate syrup will make or break this cocktail. Groseille syrup may be even better.

The Taoiseach remains one of Homeboy's signature cocktails, adapted from a recipe created by Aaron Wall at his Homeboy bar in Islington, London. It was originally made with Redbreast 12 pot still Irish whiskey. This cocktail, pronounced 'Tee-shock', is named after the title of the first minister of government in Ireland. Aaron explains, "Literally translated the name would mean Chieftain and this drink is a twist on an old rum drink, El Presidente – the Irish word for president is Uachtarán na hÉireann, but we thought that might be a bit tricky for the Anglo Saxon vocabulary. This drink is the perfect example of how Irish whiskey can sit in many positions, like the age rum realm, when it comes to making cocktails."

Created by Aaron Wall