Haymaker Cocktail

Name: Haymaker Cocktail
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tsp. lime zest, plus 1/4 ounce lime juice, divided; 2 tbsp. sugar; 3/4 oz. bourbon; 3/4 oz. sweet vermouth; 1/4 oz. Cointreau

Just like its namesake, this drink packs quite a wallop.

By Lyda Jones BurnettePublished: Sep 17, 2021

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Becky Luigart-Stayner

Yields:

1 serving(s)

Prep Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

10 mins

Combining the best parts of a manhattan and a whiskey sour (plus a splash of Cointreau) this cocktail goes down easy. But careful! It's stronger than it looks.

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Ingredients

1 tsp. lime zest, plus 1/4 ounce lime juice, divided
2 Tbsp. sugar
3/4 oz. bourbon
3/4 oz. sweet vermouth
1/4 oz. Cointreau

Directions

1. Step 1Stir together lime zest and sugar on a small plate. Fill a second small plate with water. Dip rim of an old-fashioned glass in water, then in sugar mixture.
2. Step 2Fill a cocktail shaker with bourbon, vermouth, Cointreau, lime juice, and ice. Shake until chilled, 10 to 15 seconds. Strain into prepared glass over ice.

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