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Whiskey Daisy in a rocks glass, drawn with its ingredient layers

Whiskey Daisy

The Whiskey Daisy is a shaken whiskey cocktail, fresh and citrusy and long and fizzy. It is made with bourbon, lemon juice, Triple sec and more, served in a rocks glass over crushed ice.

Strength: about 19% ABV in the glass, roughly 26 g of alcohol per drink (an estimate; brands and dilution vary).

The 19th-century daisy: a sour sweetened with liqueur and lifted with soda. The Margarita is a tequila daisy.

Ingredients

Bourbon60 ml (2 oz)
Lemon juice22.5 ml (¾ oz)
Triple sec15 ml (½ oz)
Simple syrup7.5 ml (¼ oz)
Soda watertop up, about 30 ml

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

Method

  1. Add everything to a shaker and fill with ice.
  2. Shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
  3. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
  4. Garnish with seasonal fruit.
Glass
Rocks glass
Ice
Crushed
Garnish
Seasonal fruit
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