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The Belmont Breeze Cocktail
The Belmont breeze is a tasty bourbon or rye whiskey drink by "King Cocktail" Dale DeGroff. The recipe uses sherry, cranberry and orange juices, with mint.
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- Prep time
- 3 min
- Cook time
- 2 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/2 ounces bourbon whiskey (or rye whiskey)
- 1/2 ounce sherry (medium dry)
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice (fresh)
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- Splash orange juice
- Splash cranberry juice
- 5 mint leaves
- Garnish: mint sprig
- Garnish: orange peel or slice
Instructions
- 1
Gather the ingredients.
- 2
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, pour the whiskey, sherry, lemon juice, simple syrup, orange juice, cranberry juice, and mint leaves.
- 3
Shake well.
- 4
Strain into a cocktail glass or a highball glass over fresh ice.
- 5
Garnish with a fresh mint sprig and orange peel or slice . Serve and enjoy.