Name: Lawrence
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 20 ml Sloe gin liqueur; 20 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 20 ml Dry vermouth; 3 dash Creole bitters

Lawrence
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
²⁄₃ oz	Hayman's Sloe Gin
²⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
²⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
3 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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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:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino), Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Some may want to stir this gin-laced aperitivo but it's better enlivened by shaking, as per the original 1933 recipe. Beware, this cocktail benefits from an orange zest twist but not a lemon twist.

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History:

From a recipe first published in Jacob Abraham Grohusko's 1933 Jack's Manual and kindly adapted for us by Jason E. Clapham at the St. Edward's MCR at Oxford.

LAWRENCE COCKTAIL
3 dashes of Paychaud's bitters
30% dry gin
20% regular vermouth
30% dry vermouth
20% sloe gin
Fill glass with broken ice, shake, strain, and serve.
J. A. Grohusko, 1933

Nutrition:

One serving of Lawrence contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
19.96% alc./vol. (19.96° proof)
18.2 grams of pure alcohol

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