Remember the Maine cocktail recipe
Whiskey cocktail, stirred and served up (no ice, chilled glass). An IBA official cocktail (The Unforgettables).
Ingredients
- 2 oz (60 ml) Rye Whiskey
- ¾ oz (22.5 ml) Sweet Vermouth
- ½ oz (15 ml) Cherry Brandy Luxardo
- ¼ oz (7.5 ml) Absinthe
Method
- Swirl the absinthe around a coupe to coat it, then discard the excess.
- Stir the remaining ingredients with ice until chilled.
- Strain into the rinsed glass.
Glass: Cocktail glass · Garnish: Lemon zest.
Strength, calories and size
Estimates for one serving: a strong drink for a cocktail. They depend on your brands, how you measure, and how long you shake or stir. How we work this out.
About the Remember the Maine
The Remember the Maine is an IBA official cocktail made with rye whiskey, cherry brandy, sweet vermouth, and absinthe. The Gentleman’s Companion, by Charles H. Baker, Jr. states that he encountered the cocktail in Havana, Cuba during the Cuban Revolution of 1933. The drink is classified as one of the Unforgettables by the IBA.
From Wikipedia, "Remember the Maine (cocktail)", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Source: IBA official recipe for the Remember the Maine. Instructions on this page are written in our own words. Amounts are the IBA's, shown in ounces at 30 ml per ounce.
Recipes: IBA Official Cocktails, rewritten in our own words. Strength and calories are estimates (how we work them out). Drink responsibly.