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

Special Rough

Special Rough, known in America as Jersey Lightning, is applejack and brandy with a dash of absinthe, served very cold.

applejack · brandy · absinthe · aperitif

Served in Glass. Ice: Very cold.

Variants (1)

Café Royal Cocktail Book by W. J. Tarling (1937, p.197)

1 dashAbsinthe — Absinthebase
0.5 partApplejack — Applejackbase
0.5 partbrandy — Brandybase
  1. Serve very cold.

Ice: Very cold

Known in America as "Jersey" Lightning.