Name: Bridal
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 2 dash Orange bitters

Bridal
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₆ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR 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) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Richly aromatic and somewhat reminiscent of a Martinez.

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Variant:

As with the Martinez, I believe the Bridal is better with either Old Tom gin or genever, or a combo of these genever spirits. This led me to create the Bridal Suite.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Albert Stevens Crockett's 1931 Old Waldorf Bar Days. This rejuvenated classic was brought to my attention by Jason E. Clapham at the St. Edward's MCR at Oxford, England. Jason's recipe is as above but with 60ml (2oz) Plymouth Gin.

BRIDAL
Two dashes Orange Bitters
Dash of Maraschino
One-third jigger Italian Vermouth
Two-thirds Plymouth Gin
Stir; strain
One piece Orange Peel, twisted, thrown in glass
Albert Stevens Crockett, 1931

Nutrition:

One serving of Bridal contains 157 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
26.18% alc./vol. (26.18° proof)
20.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Aidan O’Shea

2nd June 2024 at 17:18

I went with Cocchi Dopo Teatro vermouth amaro in lieu of regular sweet vermouth in the hopes of cutting down on the sweetness and raising the complexity level. I'd make that substitution again.

G. M. Genovese

4th April 2024 at 13:20

Sipsmith London Dry, Carpano Classico, Regans No. 6... Immediate, obvious Martinez flavors. I like this sort of simpler take on that drink. Gotta compare this to my multitude of other Martinez recipes (head spinning).

Yorey C

10th February 2024 at 08:50

Gordon's | Rivata ... kinda just tastes like bland wine to me :s

John Hinojos

6th December 2022 at 01:22

This was an excellent aperitif. Slightly sweet, but perfect for how we were using. The gin added nice herbal flavours. This is a cocktail where the quality and taste of your vermouth will impact the final cocktail.

Herbert Brant

16th November 2022 at 20:31

Interesting. I made this with a nice Dutch Genever, giving the cocktail a soft smokey flavor as a balance to the sweetness of the Vermouth and Maraschino.

Luca Viviani

8th April 2022 at 17:58

I love it, as delicious as only simple cocktails can be.

Nathalie O'Flynn

8th April 2022 at 15:43

Just sipped this, my husband made this as I am showing him bits and pieces and he loves it ;), thinking of my old age you know. This was fabulous.

Leon Camfield

30th March 2022 at 20:24

Delicious. I took the gin to 60ml, for a slightly stronger drink.

Miguel Perales

29th March 2022 at 21:06

This is a sweet drink with the Vermouth being the most predominant flavor. I used Plymouth gin, but will try it next time with a Genever or Old Tom as recommended (but an Old Tom may push the sweetness even further).