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Blinker

Blinker

Classic

Rye, grapefruit, and raspberry in a pink, bittersweet sour.

Before DinnerFruityVintageCitrusy
3 minEasyBalanced

Tart grapefruit and ripe raspberry over peppery rye, with a dry bitter edge. Pink, sharp, and surprisingly balanced.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Rye Whiskey
  • 1.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
  • 0.5 oz Raspberry Syrup
  • Grapefruit twist · optional garnish

Method

  1. 1

    Add the rye, grapefruit juice, and raspberry syrup to a shaker with ice.

  2. 2

    Shake until well-chilled.

  3. 3

    Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

  4. 4

    Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

The Story

The Blinker is a Prohibition-era-style whiskey sour that swaps lemon for grapefruit and sweetens with raspberry syrup. It surfaced in vintage cocktail books and has been revived by bartenders who like how its pink color hides a dry, spicy rye backbone.

Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Grapefruit twist