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Red Raider

Anytime · Aperitivo/aperitif · Classic/vintage

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Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Bourbon whiskey
3/4 oz Triple sec
3/4 oz Lemon juice
1/2 oz Grenadine syrup
2 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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Flavour profile

21.0% alc./vol. · 1.8 standard drinks · 222 calories

History

A citrusy Bourbon Whiskey Sour; grenadine quality is crucial to its success.

This cocktail's recipe was adapted from its first publication in Mr. Boston De Luxe Official Bartender's Guide. While not present in the 42nd edition from 1968, it appears in the 57th printing, dated January 1978. RED RAIDER 1 oz. Old Kentucky Tavern Bourbon Whiskey ½ oz. Old Mr. Boston Triple Sec 1 oz. Lemon Juice 1 dash Grenadine Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Erick Castro, a recognized bartender, bar entrepreneur, and podcaster, resurrected and adapted the Red Raider in the 2010s after it had been largely forgotten.