Cocktail recipe

Tipperary

A stirred cocktail featuring Irish whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Green Chartreuse.

Tipperary cocktail

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Irish Whiskey
  • 30 ml Sweet Vermouth
  • 15 ml Green Chartreuse
  • 2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Method

  1. Combine Irish whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Green Chartreuse and Angostura aromatic bitters in a mixing glass with ice.
  2. Stir until cold and diluted.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Optional garnish: a slice of orange.

Story

First printed in Hugo Ensslin's 1916 book: Irish whiskey, sweet vermouth and green Chartreuse, named after the song soldiers sang in the First World War.