Call London

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (15 ratings)

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
23 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
13 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
13 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
4 drop Difford's Margarita Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

Dry and slightly sour yet a delicious aperitivo.

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Variant:

Call Mexico

History:

A reversed and volumized London Calling. The name and the ratios maybe is my own (London is very 'cool') but this cocktail was the idea of Jennifer Spencer and shared via a comment on our London Calling page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Call London contains 130 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.9 standard drinks
  • 12.69% alc./vol. (12.69° proof)
  • 12.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Annabelle Egginton ’s Avatar Annabelle Egginton
31st December 2023 at 11:38
Nice clean aperitif. Not too boozy and a fresh lemon tasting pick me up