Name: Livingstone
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 30 ml Dry vermouth; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Livingstone
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Verdot Martini 21cl

Ingredients:
2 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

The classic gin and vermouth Dry Martini made not so dry and a tad more approachable by a splash of sugar.

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Variant:

Use pomegranate/grenadine syrup in place of sugar and you have a Red Livingstone, named after London's 'lefty' ex-mayor, Ken.

History:

This vintage cocktail is named after Doctor Livingstone, the famous African missionary.

Nutrition:

One serving of Livingstone contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
24.97% alc./vol. (24.97° proof)
23.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant

12th March 2022 at 03:00

Just tried the variant Red Livingstone. Delitefully fresh and light. Pleasantly boozy as it warmed. Now that Moody Blues song is playing in my head.

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