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Gargoyle No. 2

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Discerning Drinkers (50)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fresh Passion fruit (fresh)
1 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 fl oz Ketel One Vodka
1⁄4 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

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Garnish: Lemon zest twist (discarded) and float half a fresh passion fruit

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Method:

Cut a passion fruit in half and scrape the flesh and seeds from both halves into shaker. Add other ingredients, shake with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Flavour Profile

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

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

  • 19.2 grams of pure alcohol

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

History

Named after and created at The Gargoyle Club in London, England circa 1930 by its head bartender, George White. This cocktail appears in several cocktail books published in England around the time of its presumed creation:
- R. de Fleury's 1934 1700 Cocktails For The Man Behind the Bar
- William James "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Bar Book
- The United Kingdom Bartenders' Guild's 1937 The UKBG's Approved Cocktails.

GARGOYLE
Invented by G. White
1/3 Vodka.
1/3 Booth's High and Dry Gin.
1/3 Passion Fruit Juice (sweetened).
Put ingredients into shaker half filled with ice, and one slice of lemon, shake and serve.

W. J. Tarling, 1937

Review

Some might describe this as being a grown-up/vintage Porn Star Martini. It's spirituous and yet dry – despite the generous spoon of sugar which serves to amplify flavour and take the edge of the spirit.

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Comments & Discussion

Nick Manning Premium Member
Made this today with Old Tom gin which gave the drink a slightly sweeter and more spiritous feel. Will make again.
score: 1
Jose Cruz
My best one so far : 25ml Vodka/ 25ml gin / 10ml simple syrup / 15 ml passion fruit puree or syrup
score: 1
Chris Dimal
Good drink. I'd say this is a sophisticated, yet simple passion fruit-ini. Nevertheless, my young, super wet palate still prefers a standard passion fruit-ini. Definitely suitable post meal/nightcap nevertheless.
score: 1
Nathalie O Flynn Premium Member
As promised to myself I was going to make this as my next cocktail opportunity and sipping this right now (not to say guzzling as it’s not lady like) I find it fabulous, of course it won’t replace the Pornstar Martini of today but for me I will consider it the Pornstar Martini when I have limited time to get all the other ingredients ready. I used Passion Fruit purée as I have frozen cubes of it. I added vanilla sugar on the halves and blow torched them (kitchen model lol) like I do for the PM
score: 1
Nathalie O Flynn Premium Member
Being a mega Pornstar Martini fan, this is my next cocktail to try for my next cocktail day, in a couple of weeks. I shall report back then.
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
A Pornstar 1930s style! The old cocktails as often the best cocktails! I look forward to hearing what you think.
score: 1

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