Name: Barbara West
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 30 ml Sherry - Amontillado; 15 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (rich) 2 sugar to 1 water; 2 Angostura or other aromatic bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

2 fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
1 fl oz	Amontillado sherry
1/2 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz	Sugar syrup (65.0°brix, 2 sugar to 1 water rich syrup)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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Review:

Well-balanced but for serious gin and sherry drinkers only.

History:

A classic from the 1930s.

Nutrition:

One serving of Barbara West contains 191 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
21.8% alc./vol. (43.6° proof)
24.7 grams of pure alcohol

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