Remember the Maine
The Remember the Maine is one of the IBA Unforgettables: 4 ingredients, stirred in a mixing glass and served in a coupe. That makes 128 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodStirred in a mixing glass
GlassCoupe
In the glass128 ml
Strength30.2%
Ingredients
- 60 mlrye whiskey
- 22.5 mlsweet red vermouth
- 15 mlcherry brandy
- 7.5 mlabsinthe
Method
- Pour the absinthe into a coupe glass and swirl to completely coat the inside.
- Discard the absinthe and set the glass aside. Add the other ingredients to a mixing glass and fill it 3/4 full with ice. Stir until chilled, then strain into the glass rinsed with the absinthe.
Garnish: Garnish with lemon zest.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It leans dry: 1.6 out of 10 of bitterness, 27th of 186.
- round → sour
- No citrus to wake it up: it arrives round, the 18th least sour of 186.
- light → strong
- In the finished glass, melted ice included, it runs 30.2%: 7th of 186, stronger than 97% of the catalogue.
It is the longest of its group: 128 ml against the 112 of its nearest neighbour.
Five that come close
- TipperaryWith irish whiskey in place of rye whiskey.
- Dry MartiniBuilt on gin and with gin in place of rye whiskey.
- Gin & ItBuilt on gin and with gin in place of rye whiskey.
- Vieux CarréWith cognac in place of cherry brandy.
- VesperWith less bitterness in it and built on gin.
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Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026