Lion's Tail

Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass

Notes

St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram is very potent. Consider using quite a bit less.

Cocktail summary

Created by

L. A. Clarke

Year

1937

Is an

authentic recipe

Reference

Cafe Royal Cocktail Book. Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails, Ted Haigh. https://www.liquor.com/recipes/lions-tail/

Curator

4 stars

User rating

3.5 stars

(32 ratings)

Cocktail Book

From other users

Sub Allspice Dram for Nocino
Used 1/4 oz St. Elizabeth's and 1/4 oz Becherovka. Very nice, accessible pie-spiced whiskey sour. — ★★★★★

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Comments

Stanley83 commented on 8/09/2013:

I made and enjoyed this with regular simple syrup as I have yet to make gomme syrup. Has anyone made it both ways and care to comment?

happyrobot commented on 6/19/2023:

We enjoyed a 50/50 bourbon/rye base. Made our own allspice dram. Very tasty.

Craig E commented on 6/20/2023:

Curated to substitute a Reference link that works for the broken one.

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