Garnish:
Skewered blackthorn or blueberries berries (beware blackthorn berries look tasty but are very very sour)
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
| 1 fl oz | Hayman's Sloe Gin |
| 1/2 fl oz | Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth |
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Review:
This low-alcohol after-dinner cocktail tastes reminiscent of spirituous blueberry jam with delicate herbal undertones.
Variant:
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
BLACKTHORN COCKTAIL (No.2).
Harry Craddock, 1930
Dash Orange Bitters.
1/3 Italian Vermouth.
2/3 Sloe Gin
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass.
Nutrition:
One serving of Blackthorn No.2 (Savoy's) contains 91 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 0.6 standard drinks
- 18.93% alc./vol. (37.86° proof)
- 8.5 grams of pure alcohol
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