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Union Club

Anytime · Aperitivo/aperitif · Classic/vintage

4.0 92 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Bourbon whiskey
1/4 oz Triple sec
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/6 oz Orgeat syrup
1/6 oz Grenadine syrup
1/2 oz Egg white (pasteurised)

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

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

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  2. 4 DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  3. 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 6 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

20.5% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 207 calories

History

Balanced sweet and sour with bourbon prominent. Some stipulate making this cocktail with straight rye whiskey. However, testing rye against bourbon in this cocktail reveals a preference for the richness of wheat-rich bourbon over spicy rye.

This recipe has been adapted from a formulation found in David A. Embury's 1948 publication, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks. The UNION CLUB cocktail calls for: UNION CLUB 1 part Orange Curaçao 2 parts Lime juice 8 parts Rye 2 dashes each Orgeat & Grenadine to each drink 1 Egg White to each 2 drinks Shake with cracked ice.