# Blackthorn (Irish)

Irish whiskey and dry vermouth form an austere, aromatic cocktail seasoned with absinthe and Angostura.

Strength: 30% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 45 ml [Irish whiskey](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/irish-whiskey.md)
- 45 ml [Dry vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/dry-vermouth.md) — Use a fresh, delicate French-style dry vermouth; keep the opened bottle refrigerated.
- 2 dashes [Absinthe](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/absinthe.md)
- 2 dashes [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Garnish

- Lemon twist — Express the peel oils over the drink and retain the twist.

## Method

1. Stir all ingredients with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled and diluted.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

- [Tipperary](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/tipperary.md): An Irish whiskey cocktail enriched with sweet vermouth, Green Chartreuse, and aromatic bitters.
- [Perfect Manhattan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/perfect-manhattan.md): A Manhattan whose vermouth is split equally between sweet and dry, bringing a leaner, more herbal balance.
- [50/50 Martini](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/50-50-martini.md): An equal-parts Martini that lets fresh dry vermouth share the foreground with gin, lifted by orange bitters.
- [Tuxedo No. 1](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/tuxedo-no-1.md): Equal dry gin and vermouth, a broad lemon peel, and absinthe make Harry Craddock’s 1930 Tuxedo branch austere, aromatic, and deliberately distinct from the sweeter original.
- [Affinity](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/affinity.md): Equal Scotch, dry vermouth, and sweet vermouth make this Perfect-Manhattan relative unusually wine-led, herbal, and softly malty.
- [Metropole Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/metropole-cocktail.md): George Kappeler’s equal brandy-and-French-vermouth cocktail layers three tiny sweet, anise, and orange-bitter accents over an unusually dry core.
- [Marguerite](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/marguerite.md): An equal-parts ancestor of the Dry Martini, softer and more wine-led, with orange bitters tying gin to vermouth.
- [Manhattan](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/manhattan.md): A spirit-forward rye cocktail softened by sweet vermouth and seasoned with aromatic bitters.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/blackthorn-irish
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/blackthorn-irish-85a294eb.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/240/blackthorn-no-3