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Artillery

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (160)
Artillery image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 2/3 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
5/6 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Artillery contains 148 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 25.86% alc./vol. (51.73° proof)
  • 19.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

ARTILLERY COCKTAIL
1/3 Italian Vermouth.
2/3 Dry Gin.
SHAKE well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930

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Review

A 2:1 Sweet Martini with aromatic bitters.

Variations/similar cocktails

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Turf Club - 1895, George Kappeler
Turf Club - 1900, Harry Johnson
Turf Club - 1935, Albert Stevens Crockett
Turf Club – 1939, Charles H. Baker
Surf & Turf

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Comments & Discussion

John CARR Premium Member
Rich and fruity but still very much a martini. Was still tempted to add a small lemon twist in addition to the maraschino Cherry. Aviation gin, Cocchi vermouth di Torino as suggested, and the Bitter Truth aromatic bitters worked beautifully here.
score: 1
Grant Lednor
Normally a sweet Martini at 2:1 is not my preferred drink and I would be more likely to make a Perfect Martini if I wanted something in this genre. However, the use of a Maraschino cherry and Angostura Aromatic bitters as opposed to lemon peel and orange bitters intrigued me. Utlimately as others have suggested the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
score: 1
Jeremy Harrold
Better than it has any right to be!
score: 1
Miguel Perales Premium Member
Very nice cocktail. A fantastic mix of flavors. As John said, a boozy cocktail, yer remarkably smooth.
My only question is that it says to use a lemon zest twist as garnish but yet is shows a Luxardo cherry (which would seem to go better).
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Should be a cherry. I've now corrected. Thanks for bringing to my attention.
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
Flavourful and wonderful cocktail. Boozy and wonderfully herbal. Given the limited number of ingredients, use the best you have. It will not disappoint.
score: 4

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