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Spirit-forward · Built in glass · Historical · complexity 1/5

Starboard Light

Grohusko's Starboard Light is a tiny after-dinner cordial pairing green creme de menthe with a little brandy.

mint · herbal · sweet · after-dinner

Served in Liquor pony glass.

Variants (2)

Jack's Manual by J. A. Grohusko (1910, p.82)

0.1 portionbrandy base
0.9 portiongreen creme de menthe base
  1. Pour the green creme de menthe and brandy into a liquor pony glass.
  2. Serve.

Café Royal Cocktail Book by W. J. Tarling (1937, p.200)

0.25 partlemon juice — Lemon Juiceacid
0.5 partgin — Dry Ginbase
0.25 partcreme de menthe — Crème de Menthemodifier
  1. Shake and strain.

Lineage reconciliation

See also: Pousse L'Amour, Sam Ward

Source calls it a delicious after-dinner cordial.