Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 1 2/3 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
| 1/2 fl oz | Triple sec liqueur (40%) |
| 1 1/4 fl oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/4 fl oz | Sugar syrup (65.0°brix, 2 sugar to 1 water rich syrup) |
| 1/24 fl oz | Orange flower/blossom water |
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Review:
Fresh, fragrant flavours of zesty orange and gin with a subtle floral note.
Variant:
History:
Thought to have originated in the 1920s, the Opal notably appears in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book:
"Opal Cocktail (6 people)
3 Glasses Gin.
2 Glasses Orange juice.
1 Glass of Cointreau.
A little sugar.
Add a little Orange-flower water.
Shake and stir.
Nutrition:
There are approximately 174 calories in one serving of Opal.
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