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Bernice

After dinner/digestif · Classic/vintage · Hall of Fame and must know/try

4.2 134 ratings

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Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Vodka
1/4 oz Galliano liqueur
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1 dash Absinthe

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of mint leaf pegged to rim or the very tip of mint sprig to float.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with mint leaf pegged to rim or float the tip of mint sprig.

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Flavour profile

20.8% alc./vol. · 1.3 standard drinks · 172 calories

History

It is best described as a vodka daiquiri with a hint of herbal peppermint courtesy of Galliano.

This cocktail, created by "C. S. Berner", first appeared as the winning entry at a 1950 bartender's competition. It is featured in The U.K.B.G. Guide to Drinks, 1st edition, published in 1953. It does not appear in Ted Saucier's 1951 Bottoms Up!, contrary to previous belief; no earlier reference has been found in that publication. U.K.B.G., U.S.A. (West Coast) Cocktail Competition, 1950 "Bernice" C. S. Berner Shake well 1 oz. Vodka (Smirnoff), 1/2 oz. Galliano Liqueur, 3 drops Veritas (Pernod Fils), juice of 1/2 lime.

Created by C. S. Berner