Loud Speaker Cocktail

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
5⁄6 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
5⁄6 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
0.42 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
0.42 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄6 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

A gin influenced Sidecar.

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History:

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

Under his recipe: 1/8 lemon juice, 1/8 Cointreau, 3/8 dry gin and 3/8 brandy, Craddock states, "This it is that gives to Radio Announcers their peculiar enunciation. Three of them will produce oscillation, and after five it is possible to reach the osculation stage."

Nutrition:

One serving of Loud Speaker Cocktail contains 158 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 23.26% alc./vol. (23.26° proof)
  • 18.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Jim Pick’s Avatar Jim Pick
24th January 2021 at 18:59
Had to add 10ml of agave nectar to this which made a cocktail more in line with my tastes
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
24th January 2021 at 20:58
Agreed, was way too sour! I've amended the recipe and added a spoon of sugar syrup (other sweeteners such as honey would also work well).
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