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The Scofflaw

The Scofflaw

The name of this drink, invented in Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, was a term specifically applied to frequenters of speakeasies, flouters of the National Prohibition Act in the US. “It’s a very versatile drink,” says Mike Enright, author of Palmer & Co’s cocktail list. “Pre- or post-dinner. You could even drink it in the bath, though perhaps not the shower.” Enright recommends using Monin or Crawley’s grenadine.

The Scofflaw

Serves 1
50 ml   Jim Beam rye whiskey
15 ml   Dolin dry vermouth
15 ml   lemon juice
10 ml   grenadine
8   ice cubes
To serve:   lemon peel


1 Add ingredients (except lemon peel) to a shaker and shake vigorously for 6 seconds. Taste for balance, then strain into a chilled Nick and Nora glass (see note) or cocktail glass, garnish with lemon peel and serve.

Note A Nick and Nora glass is a curved-bottomed coupe; many such glasses have a smaller capacity than a cocktail glass.

This recipe is from the November 2012 issue of Australian Gourmet Traveller.

RECIPE Mike Enright, Palmer & Co, Sydney PHOTOGRAPHY Chris Chen STYLING Emma Knowles


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