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Gasoline

Name: Gasoline
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Sage gin; 30 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Crème de cassis; 5 ml Kirschwasser

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Sage gin
1 fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1/2 fl oz	Crème de cassis liqueur
1/6 fl oz	Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of skewered morello cherry in kirsch.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with morello cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Gasoline contains 192 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
22.1% alc./vol. (44.19° proof)
22.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

The Gasoline Cocktail first appears in the "Cocktails Round Town" chapter written by Arthur Moss in Harry McElhone's 1927 book Barflies and Cocktails.

Mac plus Alister is the name of the boulevardier who waxes motorish over what he calls a "Gasoline Cocktail." Mac says: "Prime with a liberal dash of Kirsch. Mix with Cassis. Drive off with French vermouth. And brake with gin."
Arthur Moss, 1927

Review

Rich blackcurrant fruit balanced by dry vermouth and the flavoursome spirituous notes of gin and kirschwasser. Don't be tempted to stir this cocktail, it's better shaken as aeration and dilution are crucial to its success. Best enjoyed while still foaming.

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