Lion's Tail
A bourbon cocktail with allspice dram.
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Ingredients
- Bourbon2 oz (60 ml)
- Allspice Dram0.5 oz (15 ml)
- Lime Juice0.5 oz (15 ml)
- Simple Syrup0.5 oz (15 ml)
- Angostura Bitters1 dash
How to make it
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into a coupe.
Glass: Coupe
May contain: Gluten. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Lion's Tail is a bourbon sour given warmth by allspice dram (pimento liqueur), lime and bitters. It appears in the 1937 Café Royal Cocktail Book, and its name plays on the British slang 'twisting the lion's tail' — to provoke or defy Britain.
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