Littlest Rebel

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Urban Bar Nick & Nora

Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  4. DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
  5. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  6. Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Allergens:


Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) – Eggs

Strength & taste guide:


Review:

A Scotch Daisy with apple brandy and egg white. I've tried calvados instead of applejack, but applejack sits better with the scotch whisky.

Variant:

Little Rebel

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Hugo Ensslin's 1917 Recipes for Mixed Drinks 2nd Edition (may also have appeared in the 1916 first edition).

LITTLEST REBEL COCKTAIL
Juice 1 Lime
1 jigger Apple Jack
½ jigger Scotch Whiskey
¼ jigger Grenadine
White of 1 Egg
Shake well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain and serve.

Hugo Ensslin, Recipes for Mixed Drinks 2nd Edition, 1917

Nutrition:

One serving of Littlest Rebel contains 193 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 18.57% alc./vol. (37.14° proof)
  • 21.4 grams of pure alcohol
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