Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 1 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
| 1/2 fl oz | Martini Rosso sweet vermouth |
| 1/2 fl oz | Noilly Prat Extra Dry |
| 5/6 fl oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/6 fl oz | Orange Curaçao liqueur |
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Review:
Beautifully balanced gin-laced herbal complexity with zesty orange.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. Harry MacElhone's 1929 ABC of Cocktails credits this drinks creation to Harry, a bartender at Palermo, Rue Fontaine, Paris.
TANGO COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
2 Dashes Curaçao.
The juice of ¼ Orange.
¼ French Vermouth.
¼ Italian Vermouth.
½ Dry Gin.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Nutrition:
One serving of Tango Cocktail contains 119 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.1 standard drinks
- 17.79% alc./vol. (35.58° proof)
- 16 grams of pure alcohol
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