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How to Make a Boilermaker

Alcohol consumption is harmful to health. Minors are prohibited from drinking.

Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★

Essential Ingredients and Tools

Ingredients

  • Bourbon whiskey
  • Coca-Cola
  • Ice cubes
  • Lemon (optional, for enhanced flavor)

Tools

  • Manual citrus juicer

Measurements

One serving, approximately 900 ml (including ice)

  • Whiskey: 100 ml
  • Coca-Cola: 500 ml
  • Lemon: 1 piece
  • Ice cubes: 300 g

Instructions

Preparing the Lemon

  1. Cut the lemon in half (with the knife perpendicular to the line connecting the stem and blossom ends of the lemon), and slice one piece from one half for garnish.
  2. Cut the remaining lemon halves in half again. Use the citrus juicer to extract juice from the four resulting quarters into a container for later use.
  3. Place the squeezed lemon halves into a container for later use.

Final Assembly

  1. Choose a glass; a large glass or metal bucket with a capacity of about 1 liter is recommended.
  2. Add the ice cubes and squeezed lemon halves to the glass (arrange the lemon and ice according to personal preference).
  3. Pour in 15 ml of lemon juice (add more or all of it if you prefer a sour taste).
  4. Slowly pour Coca-Cola along the side of the glass until it reaches 3/4 of the way to the rim (maintain a ratio of approximately 5:1 for Coca-Cola to whiskey).
  5. Pour in the whiskey until the glass is full.

Additional Notes

The flavor of the whiskey in a Boilermaker is masked by the ice and Coca-Cola, making it easy for those with low alcohol tolerance to overconsume unknowingly. Please ensure the safety of yourself and others when preparing this drink.

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