The Official Peaky Blinders Cocktail Book: 40 Cocktails Selected by The Shelby Company Ltd

TOMMY SHELBY

MICHAEL GRAY

CHARLES STRONG

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WHISKEY: BURMINGHAM SOUR

FOR 1 GLASS – PREPARATION: 5 MINUTES

• 30 ml (1 fl oz) lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 20 ml (²∕3 fl oz) cane sugar syrup
• 10 ml (¹∕3 fl oz) red wine
• 60 ml (2 fl oz) rye whiskey

1 Into a shaker filled with ice, pour the lemon juice, sugar syrup, red wine and rye whiskey.

2 Shake, then pour through a strainer into an old fashioned glass.

GIN: THE GARRISON

FOR 1 GLASS – PREPARATION: 5 MINUTES

• 40 ml (1¹∕3 fl oz) gin
• 15 ml (½ fl oz) cane sugar syrup
• 15 ml (½ fl oz) lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 20 ml (²∕3 fl oz) blackberry liqueur
• 1 fresh blackberry, for garnish

1 Pour the gin, sugar syrup, lemon juice and liqueur into a shaker filled with ice.

2 Mix well and pour through a strainer into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a blackberry.

OTHER SPIRITS: DERBY

FOR 1 GLASS – PREPARATION: 5 MINUTES

• 60 ml (2 fl oz) Cognac
• 15 ml (½ fl oz) triple sec (such as Cointreau)
• 10 ml (¹∕3 fl oz) lemon juice, freshly squeezed, plus zest for garnish
• 2 dashes of Angostura Aromatic Bitters
• Sugar, for decoration

1 Into a shaker filled with ice, pour the Cognac, the liqueur, the lemon juice and the bitters. Shake.

2 Create a sugar frosted rim on a tall stemmed glass and fill with crushed ice. Strain the cocktail into the glass and add slices of lemon zest.