Scofflaw
ShakenMartiniCoupe glass
Ingredients
- Rye Whiskey45ml1½ oz
- Dry Vermouth30ml1 oz
- Lemon Juice15ml½ oz
- Grenadine15ml½ oz
- Orange Bitters2 dashes
How to make it
Shake all ingredients hard with ice and fine strain into a chilled coupe. Express a lemon twist over the drink.
About the Scofflaw
In 1924 a Boston newspaper contest coined 'scofflaw' for people who flouted Prohibition. Within weeks Harry's New York Bar in Paris, full of American drinkers abroad, named a cocktail after it.
Missing something?
- No rye whiskey? Use Bourbon (Softer and sweeter than rye's spice)
- No rye whiskey? Use Jim Beam Bourbon (A bourbon: softer and sweeter than rye)
- No dry vermouth? Use Bianco Vermouth (Sweeter)
- No dry vermouth? Use Lillet Blanc (Fruitier and sweeter)
- No lemon juice? Use Lemon (Squeeze fresh: 1 lemon gives about 30 ml)
- No lemon juice? Use Lime Juice (Sharper, different aroma)
- No grenadine? Use Raspberry Syrup (Berry instead of pomegranate)