Midnight Stinger
The Midnight Stinger is a bitter, herbal spirit-forward cocktail made with Bourbon, Fernet-Branca and White Crème de Menthe. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 31% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 31% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Flavour
- Bitter, herbal & floral
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 45mlBourbon
- 22mlFernet-Branca
- 7.5mlWhite Crème de Menthe
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Midnight Stinger
Sam Ross created it at Attaboy in New York as his go-to answer to requests for something 'whiskey, citrus and bitter'. Despite the name, it's closer to a Whiskey Sour than a Stinger.
Missing something?
- No Bourbon? Use Jim Beam Bourbon (Jim Beam is a bourbon)
- No Bourbon? Use Jack Daniels (Tennessee whiskey is made much like bourbon)
- No Fernet-Branca? Use Jägermeister (Similar herbal profile, sweeter)
- No White Crème de Menthe? Use Green Crème de Menthe (Same flavour, green colour)
All swaps for Bourbon, Fernet-Branca and White Crème de Menthe
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