Blackthorn

Blackthorn

  • Type
    Mixed drink
  • Served
    Chilled
  • Standard garnish
    Lemon slice
  • Standard drinkware
    Cocktail glass
  • Commonly used ingredients
    2 oz sloe gin or Irish whisky
    1 oz dry vermouth
    Dash angostura bitters
    Dash absinthe
  • Preparation
    Fill mixing glass with gin, vermouth, and bitters.
    Add ice and stir until chilled, then add strain into a chilled glass.
    Garnish with a lemon peel.

The Blackthorn is an Irish whiskey or sloe gin based cocktail.

Both versions emerged in the late 19th and early 20th century.

While these two version are the dominant ones today, there were several variations that early 20th century bartenders would have been aware of.

Bill Boothby’s World Drinks and How to Mix Them (1934) includes five different “Blackthorn” cocktails.

References
Blackthorn (cocktail)

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