A Sophisticated St Patrick's Day Sipper - the IRISH BLONDE cocktail

A little more delicious than a green beer this March 17th - I try Dale de Groff's Irish Blonde cocktail.
45ml (1 1/2oz) light Irish whiskey
15ml (1/2 oz) orange liqueur
10ml (1/3 oz) fino sherry
2 dash orange bitters
Glass: coupe or martini
Garnish: flamed orange twist
Method: add all of your ingredients to your mixing glass, fill with ice and stir until chilled and diluted. Take a thicker orange peel and warm with a lighter or blowtorch, then spritz so the oils flame into the drink.
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[@qwaqwa1960]

Irish blonde, Scottish redhead...both good.

[@BehindtheBar]

🤣

Lol

[@kamryde]

Delicious cocktail, thanks!

[@joshd6596]

Very similar to a Dubliner that one of the other bartenders at Bomba so kindly made for my wife a few years back!

[@andygilbert1877]

Big thumbs up for this from my wife! 👍🏻 It’s on my go to cocktail list already (most of them are from you anyway) I’m on the Guinness but I’ve had a sip & do agree with her, wait…she’s just ordered another! 😂Sláinte!

[@BehindtheBar]

Haha so glad she enjoyed!

[@barbd.1628]

Sure I will absolutely LOVE this! wonder if bartenders know about it but will definitely make myself. thx again!

[@BehindtheBar]

I know I’d never heard of it so you’d have to get lucky in a bar I think, but if they have all the ingredients you could show them this recipe haha!

[@TrueNorthCook01]

Look forward to making it this weekend.

[@sundowner62james69]

Much better than green beer! Cheers.

[@sundowner62james69]

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[@derekb3653]

Now this sounds like a delicious cocktail, esp for Paddys Day (and our long weekend that goes with it). Bonus 1, I already have all the ingredients. Bonus 2, it's a LOT more delicious than "green beer". Cheers, Slainte.

[@jameshaulenbeek5931]

That sounds wonderful!

[@chickrepelant]

perfect timing!

[@clauemmett]

Need to try this! Although dont trust my fingernails near fire.. might need to skip the fancy garnish 😅

[@BehindtheBar]

Haha fair! You could try tongs or tweezers but would have to be pretty dexterous…

[@kennycraven2648]

I’m going to order one of these.

[@netanelizhakov7592]

Looks good!

[@jaydub2971]

Sláinte, pal!

[@spiderz81]

This drink looks just as good as a Manhattan...Im pretty embarrassed behing Irish and ive never heard of this cocktail...Much better than green beer😅 Anyway I've been wanting a good Hot Buttered Rum made from scratch lately 🥃

[@BehindtheBar]

To be fair it was made up by an American haha! Ooh hot buttered rum is a good idea 😊

[@eliasrivera8318]

Hi Cara thanks for recipe. I don’t keep Sherry but will buy a bottle. How long will it keep and how to store it?

[@BehindtheBar]

A dry sherry like fino will keep around a month or so - it’ll start to lose some vibrancy after a couple of weeks but I still find if fine for use in cocktails after that. But definitely in the fridge! Have a look around and see if you can find a smaller bottle as well, some producers make 375ml/500ml ones. Or, if you need other ideas for using it check out this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLq4QDlrfTBk0n5cfLosnuU3LKFIMSKhwa&si=BGe2qeFzDqrsyNuk

[@ItsMe-fs4df]

I like to think that there was a pitch meeting where the team were trying to find a clickbait garish green drink for Saint Paddys... And Cara's like, okay but hear me out.... Whiskey AND sherry 😅

[@BehindtheBar]

Literally hahaha. I’m like fine, put a little green hat on me but I will make a whiskey and sherry drink.

[@ItsMe-fs4df]

@@BehindtheBar 😂😂😂

[@andygilbert1877]

Would be rude not to make this on Sunday! 😊

[@BehindtheBar]

💯

No excuse to be rude then...

[@medowucha]

"light irish whiskey" .. doesnt that describe about 90% of all irish whiskeys? Those that are hundred times filtered and smooooooth. Its why I only drink Connemara.

[@BehindtheBar]

Triple distillation is a reasonably common practice in Irish whisky, especially for the better known brands like Jameson, but it has definitely had a resurgence recently and there are lots of distilleries making all sorts of different styles 😊