Name: Barnum (Was Right)
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 30 ml Apricot (brandy) liqueur; 15 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 2 Angostura or other aromatic bitters; 15 ml Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

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	Giffard Abricot du Roussillon liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1/2 fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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Rutte Dry Gin, 70cl

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£ 19.45 £ 0.85 per cocktail, makes 23

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Review:

A classic cocktail flavour combination that still pleases.

History:

A 1930s classic resurrected by Ted Haigh in his 2004 book Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails.

More cocktails by Ted Haigh AKA Dr Cocktail

Nutrition:

One serving of Barnum (Was Right) contains 201 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
22.45% alc./vol. (44.9° proof)
27.1 grams of pure alcohol

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