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Rosy Deacon
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Rosy Deacon
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 3⁄4 oz | Hayman's Sloe Gin |
| 1 oz | Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of grapefruit wedge.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Your choice of sloe gin will greatly influence this gin laced grapefruit sour which can tip from bone dry to slightly sweet.
Variant:
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.
ROSE DEACON
Stanley M. Jones, 1977
Cocktail Glass Shake
¾ oz Gin
¾ oz sloe gin
1 oz grapefruit juice
Sugar to taste
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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