Garnish:
Lemon zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 1 1/4 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1 1/4 fl oz | Amontillado sherry |
| 1/2 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/3 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
| 1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
| 2 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
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AKA:
Creole Cocktail
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.
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
Stanley M. Jones, 1977
Cocktail Glass
Stir
1 oz gin
1 oz sherry
½ oz lemon juice
1 dash Angostura bitters
Alcohol content:
- 1.2 standard drinks
- 17.05% alc./vol. (34.1° proof)
- 17.1 grams of pure alcohol
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