Rosy Deacon

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (12 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
34 oz Hayman's Sloe Gin
1 oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of grapefruit wedge.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

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

Review:

Your choice of sloe gin will greatly influence this gin laced grapefruit sour which can tip from bone dry to slightly sweet.

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Variant:

Green Deacon

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.

ROSE DEACON
Cocktail Glass Shake
¾ oz Gin
¾ oz sloe gin
1 oz grapefruit juice
Sugar to taste

Stanley M. Jones, 1977

Nutrition:

One serving of Rosy Deacon contains 163 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 18.39% alc./vol. (18.39° proof)
  • 17.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
21st March 2024 at 17:15
Fruity with a perfect ’tang’ from the grapefruit. Enjoyable.