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Serve in a Martini glass
1 2⁄3 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin from freezer |
1 2⁄3 oz | Ambrato/ambre/amber vermouth chilled |
1⁄24 oz | Kummel liqueur |
Recipe contains the following allergens:
A Fifty-Fifty Martini with a touch of kümmel. Your choice of dry vermouth (you need a characterful one) and temperature are key to this cocktail's success. Freeze/chill all ingredients and the glass prior to mixing and it can be brilliant.
Adapted from a recipe in Hugo R. Ensslin's 1917 Recipes for Mixed Drinks (2nd Edition).
ALLIES COCKTAIL.
Hugo R. Ensslin, 1917
½ French Vermouth
½ English Gin
2 dashes Russian Kummel
Stir well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain and serve.
Created during World War I (1914-1918), this cocktail refers to an alliance between English gin, French vermouth and (Russian) kummel (the origins of which are linked to Tsar Peter the Great).
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