Jack Wright

Name: Jack Wright
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Lairds Applejack; 1/2 oz Mephisto Absinthe; 3/4 oz Lemon Juice; 5/8 oz Liber & Co. Real Grenadine; 3 dash(es) Woodford Reserve Spiced Cherry Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: November 28, 2021

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Spirit Forward

The Jack Rose was a popular cocktail in the early 1900s when the Wright Brothers were about to make their first flight. Absinthe was also very popular, and apparently the Wright Brothers were VERY fond of lemons, so this riff plays into all of those details. I have a confession: I have been using Pernod Pastis and calling it Absinthe this whole time. I know, what a fraud, and I understand if you can no longer trust me. But if you still have faith, just know I bought the cheapest bottle of Absint...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Lairds Applejack

1/2 oz
Mephisto Absinthe

3/4 oz
Lemon Juice

5/8 oz
Liber & Co. Real Grenadine

3 dash(es)
Woodford Reserve Spiced Cherry Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 22% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice. Shake well and double strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Editor's Note

A bold Jack Rose riff where a heavy measure of absinthe stands shoulder-to-shoulder with applejack. The result is an intensely herbal and spicy sour, grounded by rich pomegranate and cherry notes.