Barbara West

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (37 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 14 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 14 oz Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
12 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
13 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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

Review:

Your choice of amontillado sherry may dramatically affect the balance of this gin and sherry sour. Choose well and you're in for a treat.

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AKA: Creole Cocktail

Variant:

Creole Cocktail (without bitters)
London Calling

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide. This classic could date from the 1930s.

BARBARA WEST
Cocktail Glass
Stir
1 oz gin
1 oz sherry
½ oz lemon juice
1 dash Angostura bitters

Stanley M. Jones, 1977

Nutrition:

One serving of Barbara West contains 158 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 16.5% alc./vol. (16.5° proof)
  • 16.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Tony Jones’ Avatar Tony Jones
18th December 2021 at 16:46
Another winner.
Very well balanced between the lemon and sherry, and thena hint of excitement with the Star Of Bombay gin.
I used agave syrup but I wonder honey would be pleasant here.