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Silent Third

Aperitivo/aperitif · Citrusy · Classic/vintage

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Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Scotch whisky
1/2 oz Triple sec
1/2 oz Lemon juice
1/3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
2 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

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

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Flavour profile

21.2% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 181 calories

History

Citrus sourness drowns the Scotch whisky in this equal parts Sidecar made with Scotch. Cointreau may have contained more sugar in the past, balancing the original recipe.

The Silent Third is documented in two 1937 publications: William James "Billy" Tarling's Café Royal Bar Book and Approved Cocktails by The United Kingdom Bartenders' Guild, with Tarling as a contributor. The recipe appears in fractions in one book and percentages in the other, with no other differences. SILENT THIRD. 1/3 Cointreau. 1/3 Lemon Juice. 1/3 Scotch Whisky. Shake and strain. SILENT THIRD. 33½% Cointreau. 33½% Lemon Juice. 33½% Scotch Whisky. Shake and strain.