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Parisian Cocktail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (56)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄3 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 2⁄3 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
2⁄3 fl oz Crème de cassis liqueur

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Parisian Cocktail contains 203 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 21.1% alc./vol. (42.21° proof)
  • 23.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

A cocktail created in the 1920s to promote crème de cassis, it appeared in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

PARISIAN COCKTAIL.
1/3 French Vermouth.
1/3 Crème de Cassis.
1/3 Gin.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930

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Review

Rich cassis tempered by gin and dry vermouth.

Variations/similar cocktails

Arnaud (Parisian Nights)

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Comments & Discussion

Walter Brookbank
I used St. George Terroir Gin and the Sage went great with the Creme de Cassis. Garnished with a Sage leaf.
score: 1
Andrew Anderson Premium Member
I accidently made this with Crème de Mure rather than Cassis and it was still rather good - Vermouth was a touch bold for me but nothing that couldn't be adjusted on subsequent drinks - and may have been due to my homemade liquer
I chose it to pair with the ultimate 'Parisian' video game; the classic point and click 'Broken Sword' on Episode 4 of the Cocktail Mode Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_76uvYjzTIw
score: 1
Annabelle Egginton
This is a well balanced cocktail with just enough cassis to break through the vermouth and it doesn’t overwhelm the gin.
score: 1
Gillian Williams
For me it’s a perfect Christmas cocktail, less potent than a ‘preferred dry martini’ but just on the verge of being too sweet.
score: 4
Jeremy Harrold
Paul Martin’s 1997 ‘World Encyclopaedia of Cocktails’, calls this a Paris. His Parisian makes things much drier by having 1.5 Oz each of gin and dry vermouth and 0.25 Oz of Cassis. More of an aperitif than a dessert!
score: 1
Patrick Valentino
This sounds much better - I tried the original version and its just too much Cassis.
score: 2
Eugene Cobble
Dessert-level sweetness. Ouch!
score: 1

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