Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 2 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1 fl oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/3 fl oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
| 1/3 fl oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
| 1/6 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
| 3 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
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Review:
A sophisticated, complex balance of orange and gin.
History:
Adapted from the Orange Cocktail and Orange Martini Cocktail in in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
ORANGE BLOSSOM COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
2½ Glasses of Gin.
2 Glasses of French Vermouth.
1 Glass of Italian Vermouth.
Steep in this mixture the finely-grated rind of 1 orange (carefully removing all the white pith). Let it soak for one or two hours. Then add ice and shake. Rinse out the glasses with Orange Bitters.
Nutrition:
One serving of Orange Martini contains 188 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 19.74% alc./vol. (39.48° proof)
- 22.9 grams of pure alcohol
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