Red Raider
jeffraben.com/recipes · No. 197
A bourbon sour-style cocktail with lemon, Cointreau and grenadine.
Ingredients
Method
- Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake good and hard for six to eight seconds.
- Strain over ice into a rocks glass and garnish with an orange peel (if you've got one, a lemon peel or wheel if you don't, or maybe just nothing at all).
The card includes a lengthy story: "...way") because it's so broadly likeable, which is another way of saying it's simple to please, and unless you're precise with your measurements and/or intentional with your choice of bourbon, it can be a little juicy and a little uncomplex, and slide down a little too easily. As far as sours go, that's a pretty good one to have, and the Red Raider is perfectly at home on a Father's Day gift guide because it's precisely the type of unspecifically appealing thing you can broadly recommend to anyone who likes sour-style drinks and know that it'll be enjoyed. And if we were to borrow some wisdom from fathers across the ages, we'd say that if being too likable is your biggest problem, you're probably doing pretty alright." Heading 'NOTES ON INGREDIENTS' appears at the bottom.
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