Garnish:
Float mint leaf or peg to rim
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
| 1 2/3 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1 2/3 fl oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
| 1/12 fl oz | Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe |
| 1 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
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Review:
A Sweet Fifty-Fifty Dry Martini freshened with a splash of crème de menthe.
Variant:
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Albert Stevens Crockett's 1931 Old Waldorf Bar Days.
PRINCE HENRY*
Albert S. Crockett, 1931
Martini with a dash of Crème de Menthe
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...the Prince Henry, concocted to celebrate the arrival of the once-distinguished Kaiser's apostolic brother, who was dined and wines prodigiously in the hotel's grand ballroom just above the Barroom.
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MARTINI
Dash of Orange Bitters
One-half Tom Gin
One-half Italian Vermouth
Stir; strain
Nutrition:
One serving of Prince Henry contains 187 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.8 standard drinks
- 24.14% alc./vol. (48.28° proof)
- 24.8 grams of pure alcohol
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