Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
2 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
3/4 fl oz | Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth |
1/24 fl oz | Orange flower/blossom water |
2 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
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Review:
A 'Sweet' Martini [it's dry and aromatic] aromatised with orange flower water, absinthe and angostura bitters.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
MARTINI (SPECIAL) COCKTAIL. (6 people)
Harry Craddock', 1930
4 Glasses of Gin.
1½ Glasses Italian Vermouth.
1/3 Glass Orange-flower Water.
Before shaking, add a dash of Absinthe and one of two dashes of Angostura Bitters.
Nutrition:
One serving of Martini Special contains 180 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 28.32% alc./vol. (56.64° proof)
- 24 grams of pure alcohol
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