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Churchill

Name: Churchill
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Scotch whisky; 10 ml Triple sec; 25 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 10 ml Lemon juice

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Measurements in:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
1/3 fl oz	Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
5/6 fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glass

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Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Churchill contains 162 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
21.24% alc./vol. (42.48° proof)
20.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Named after the legendary Prime Minister, this cocktail was created by Joe Gilmore during his tenure bartending (1940 to 1976) at The Savoy Hotel's American Bar, the oldest surviving cocktail bar in London.

More cocktails by Joe Gilmore

Review

Joe Gilmore made this with lime juice but it's much better with lemon juice. Indeed I'm guilty of also tweaking the proportions of the other ingredients to make this rendition of the Churchill to confirm more to my tastes. Hopefully, Joe would have approved.

Variations/similar cocktails

Silent Third; Sir Winston

J&B Rare 750ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
$24.99 $1.51 per cocktail J&B Rare image

Cointreau L'Unique 375ml - makes 37.5 cocktails
$21.99 $0.59 per cocktail Cointreau L'Unique image

$2.10 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Nir Rasin Premium Member 1y

It's very nice, but I feel like the Sir Winston proportions make a much better cocktail, but this is also very nice.

Jacques Gaudin Premium Member 2y

Rather good but left me with a feeling it lacked a specific trait, something on par with its name.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Enjoyed this before dinner. Interesting combination of flavours from the Whisky and vermouth. Lemon adds a nice citrus hint, but not overpowering. Slight sweetness but perfect as an aperitif.