Red Lion (Tarling's recipe)

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Discerning Drinkers (14 ratings)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Orange juice and sugar coated rim

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 fl oz Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
1/2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
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Review:

This gin and cognac orange-based citrusy cocktail is deliberately, and indeed originally, formulated to be a tad on the sour side, but is balanced by a luxuriant sugar-crusted rim.

History:

Created by Arthur Tarling, head bartender at London's Café Royal, this recipe was first published in 1937 by his younger brother, Billy Tarling, in his Café Royal Cocktail Book.
Red Lion cocktail history

Nutrition:

One serving of Red Lion (Tarling's recipe) contains 150 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 21.83% alc./vol. (43.66° proof)
  • 19.6 grams of pure alcohol
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