Death and Taxes

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Maker's Mark

1⁄4 oz Dry Raspberry Brandy (raspberry eau de vie)

1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse

1⁄2 oz Lemon juice

3⁄4 oz Raspberry syrup (1:1)

1 ds Absinthe

1 oz Egg white (one medium)

1 twst Lemon

Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Express a lemon twist over the drink and garnish.

Notes

Reformulated in early 2024 to be structured more like a classic Whiskey Sour. The original version was created early on in my journey into mixed drinks and was unbalanced, too small, and made use of sub-par ingredients (Chambord).

I recommend a barely-legal rye and cold-process raspberry syrup. Without the sharpness in the latter this can risk being too sweet.

History

Inspired by the appearance of the quote in a letter from Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, I wanted to bring together American and French ingredients.

Cocktail summary

Created by

Benjamin Talbot

Year

2017

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