Serve in a Coupe glass
12 fresh | Mint leaves |
1 3⁄4 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
1⁄2 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
1⁄4 oz | Luxardo Maraschino liqueur |
1⁄4 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
Garnish: Luxardo Maraschino Cherry
Lightly MUDDLE mint in base of shaker (just to bruise), add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
Fresh, fragrant and balanced.
The Sensation notably appeared in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
SENSATION COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
3 Dashes Maraschino
3 Sprigs Fresh Mint.
¼ Lemon Juice.
¾ Dry Gin.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
However, our recipe is adapted from Stan Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Bar Guide.
Sentation
Stan Jones, 1977
Cocktail Glass
Shake
½ oz lemon juice
1-¾ oz gin
¼ oz maraschino liqueur
3 mint sprigs
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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