Name: Clara Bow
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 7 fresh Mint leaves; 30 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 10 ml Grenadine syrup; 22.5 ml Lemon juice

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Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar Retro Optic Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
7 fresh	Mint leaves
1 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Elderflower liqueur
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
³⁄₄ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of mint sprig

How to make:

Gently MUDDLE mint in base of shaker (just to bruise).
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with mint sprig tip floated in the centre of the cocktail.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

A minty Whiskey Sour with hints of elderflower and grenadine adding fruitiness and colour.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created late in 2009 by Lynnette Marrero and Jim Kearns for the opening of Rye House at 11 West 17th Street in Manhattan, New York City, a bar which stocked over 30 rye whiskies but sadly closed due to the COVID pandemic.

Named after Clara Gordon Bow (1905-1965), an American actress and sex symbol of the Roaring Twenties who rose to global fame starring in the film It, earning her the nickname "The It Girl".

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

18.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal

6th June at 09:09

A bit too sweet for me. I did have to adjust because my grenadine is 1:1, but it still felt too sweet. Still delicious though.

Sport Murphy

4th June at 02:22

Expected just a nice, tangy sour. But as I sip it, it gets a lot more interesting. Flavors remain distinct, but complement each other like instruments in a chamber piece. Strange way to put it, maybe, but that's what came to mind.

Peter Pendergest

30th May at 00:51

Quite delicious. A great Friday evening, just signed off from work end of week cocktail. I think next time I might dial back the mint a bit, maybe just 3 or 4 leaves.

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