Gasoline

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (4 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Engine Gin
1 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
12 oz Joseph Cartron Double Crème de Cassis de Bourgogne
16 oz Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered morello cherry in kirsch.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with morello cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

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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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

Nutrition:

One serving of Gasoline contains 192 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 22.68% alc./vol. (22.68° proof)
  • 21.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Pawel Szyld’s Avatar Pawel Szyld
26th June 2023 at 18:21
What is the Sage Gin in this cocktail? A specific brand? A sage infused gin?
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
28th June 2023 at 09:53
I used Engine Gin - very sage-forward and packaged in a tin.