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Russian

Name: Russian
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 20 ml Vodka; 15 ml White crème de cacao; 2 drop Chocolate bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
2/3 fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
1/2 fl oz	Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur
2 drop	Bob's Chocolate bitters
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Method

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of coin-sized orange zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Russian contains 152 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
27.25% alc./vol. (54.5° proof)
19 grams of pure alcohol

History

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

RUSSIAN COCKTAIL.
1/3 Crème de Cacao.
1/3 Dry Gin.
1/3 Vodka.
Shake well, strain into cocktail glass, and tossitoff quickski.
Harry Craddock, 1930

Review

Gin and vodka with a sweet hint of chocolate.

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Comments & Discussion

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John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

Had this on 7 January for Russian Christmas. It is very nice. Did find it a bit on the sweet side so we added 3 drops of orange bitters. Many would not find it sweet. Loved the hint of chocolate and went great with the orange bitters. May try again substituting dry Curacao for the liqueur.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 4y

Thanks John. Agreed, the recipe was too sweet and also had too much volume. Hence, I've reformulated with smaller measures for a Nick & Nora glass, reducing the percentage of white cacao liqueur and adding chocolate bitters and saline. A step away from Craddock but hopefully a better cocktail. I'll update the pic as soon as I'm able.

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