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

Churchill
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Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Blended Scotch whisky
¹⁄₃ oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
⁵⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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.

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Variant:

Silent Third; Sir Winston

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.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Churchill contains 162 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
21.24% alc./vol. (21.24° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Jacques Gaudin

19th July 2024 at 23:18

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

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John Hinojos

7th February 2023 at 01:09

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.

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