Income Tax Cocktail
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Income Tax Cocktail
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 3⁄4 oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
| 3⁄4 oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
| 3⁄4 oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
| 2 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Dry vermouth, Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A Bronx with equal parts rosso and dry vermouths and with Angostura in place of orange bitters.
Variant:
Bronx
Bloody Bronx - with blood orange juice
Golden Bronx - with egg yolk
Improved Bronx - with mandarin juice
Silver Bronx - with egg white
Luigi Bronx - with tangerine juice, triple sec, and grenadine
Satan's Whiskers Straight - with orange juice
History:
A riff on the Bronx cocktail, the Income Tax cocktail first appeared in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
INCOME TAX COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930
1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
The Juice of ¼ Orange.
¼ French Vermouth.
¼ Italian Vermouth.
½ Dry Gin.
Shake well, then strain into cocktail glass.
Nutrition:
One serving of Income Tax Cocktail contains 170 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 17.15% alc./vol. (17.15° proof)
- 19.4 grams of pure alcohol
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