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Cloister
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Cloister
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1⁄2 oz | Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄6 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A Chartreuse and gin-laced Daisy with grapefruit and lemon juice, that (as it says in the 1971 Playboy Bar Guide, is "perfect for an autumn sundown."
Variant:
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Thomas Mario's 1971 Playboy's Bar Guide.
CLOISTER
Thomas Mario, 1971
1½ ozs. gin
½ oz. grapefruit juice
¼ oz. lemon juice
¼ oz. yellow Chartreuse
Shake well with ice. Strain into prechilled cocktail glass. A competitive kind of drink, perfect for an autumn sundown.
Nutrition:
One serving of Cloister contains 186 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 21.51% alc./vol. (21.51° proof)
- 19.9 grams of pure alcohol
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