The Irish Cocktail

The Irish cocktail is smooth with a long, strong finish with many ingredients at play. This would be a lovely pre-dinner cocktail or an evening cocktail where one is quite affable.  

Irish Cocktail

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makes 1 cocktail

2 oz Irish whiskey

1/4 oz Absinthe

1/4 oz Triple Sec

1 bar spoon Luxardo maraschino

1 dash Angostura bitters

Lemon twist for garnish

Olive for garnish

Add the Irish whiskey, absinthe, triple sec, maraschino and Angostura bitter to a mixing glass. Fill with ice and stir until well chilled, about 20 seconds.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist and or olive.