Holland Razor Blade

2 oz Genever
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup (1:1)
1 pn Cayenne pepper (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, garnish with a pinch of cayenne powder.

Cocktail summary
Created by
via Charles H. Baker's Gentleman's Companion.
Year
1946
Is an
authentic recipe
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(3 ratings)
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  • Nose is a bit household-cleanerish. Taste is accessible and lemonadey, with an interesting kick of the pepper. Mexican riff on this site is more interesting.
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Comments
jaba commented on 3/05/2014:

This was great. I used a 2:1 demerara syrup and used about 1/3 oz. Nice lingering tingle from the cayenne.

Surprisingly complex and a bit lemonades. Made it with tarragon syrup I had and that worked well