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Kiss

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (52)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
3/4 fl oz Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina
3/4 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1/4 fl oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA 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 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Kiss contains 203 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 23.83% alc./vol. (47.66° proof)
  • 26.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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History

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2019 by bartender Brian Miller in New York City, USA.

Review

Gin-forward with a kiss of aromatised wine and maraschino. For a more delicate "Kiss", cut the gin back to 45ml or even 30ml and add one or two dashes respectively of Creole-style bitters.

Variations/similar cocktails

Crazy Crossing; Opera

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Comments & Discussion

John CARR Premium Member
Really features the gin. I had Edinburg and it was VERY juniper forward! A couple of drops peychauds definitely helped to balance the aromatics even at 60ml. With fresh bottles of vermouth and quina this could potentially be very good. And one of those drinks that is better slightly off-cold, so to speak, to let the wines say their piece.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Mmm yum! This is tasty. Bittersweet and fruity with Byrrh, Cocchi Storico, and Maraska Maraachino. Beefeater. Will do again!
score: 2
Tuber Magnatum Premium Member
I really enjoy this drink and wouldn't want to tinker with the gin as I believe 2oz is needed to balance the "kiss from the aromatasized wine and Maraschino". If anything, I might decrease those for a more delicate kiss rather than the gin!
score: 2
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
Immaculate demonstration of "less is more".
score: 3
Mike Gibb Premium Member
Soft, open, easy. Rendered a little more interesting with a dash of bitters. Pleasant enough, but it won't become a regular.
score: 1
Cameron Carter
This is a deceptively smooth, slightly sweet (to my palate) cocktail. I liked its balance very much, and did add a dish of Peychaud bitters to the mix. Tasty!
score: 2
Bill Lennox
Very nice. I think it needs all the gin to keep it the right side of sweet.
score: 3
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$6.58 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


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* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.