Name: Rose No.3
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Kirschwasser; 10 ml Groseille syrup

Rose No.3
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₂ oz	Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie
¹⁄₃ oz	Groseille (redcurrant) syrup

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of redcurrants, edible rose petal or Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Delicate, aromatic berry and orchard fruit - not too sweet.

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Variant:

Rose (English) - gin, apricot brandy, dry vermouth, lemon juice, and grenadine.
Rose (by Johnny Milta) - dry vermouth, kirschwasser, and groseille syrup.
Rose (by Albert of the Chatham Bar) - dry vermouth, kirschwasser, cherry brandy, and groseille syrup.
Rose (French style) No. 2 - gin, kirschwasser, and cherry brandy.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

ROSE COCKTAIL. (FRENCH STYLE No. 3.)
1 Teaspoon Grenadine.
½ French Vermouth.
½ Kirsch.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Harry Craddock, 1930

Nutrition:

One serving of Rose No.3 contains 125 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
15.98% alc./vol. (15.98° proof)
13.6 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

10th October 2021 at 23:51

What a great cocktail. Was not quite sure of the ingredients, and concerned it may be sweet. It is very smooth and well balanced. A great cocktail for before dinner.

Geoff B.

9th March 2021 at 04:56

Dangerously beyond sippable - nice sweetness and aroma. I had to sub kirsch and used 1 oz. of orange blossom vodka and 1/4 oz. of Maraschino liqueur. Mine was much more rosy than the picture.

David M.

9th March 2021 at 04:56

Very different. Definitely tasting the kirschwasser. Pairs nicely with the grenadine. Dried slightly and with a hint of salinity from using Noilly Prat.