Tango Cocktail

Serve in a Coupe glass...
1	fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
½	fl oz	Pierre Ferrand Ancienne Methode Dry Curacao
½	fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
½	fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed orange juice

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

Comment:

Balanced and complex with hints of gin and orange.

About:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. Harry McElhone's 1929 'ABC of Cocktails' credits this drinks creation to Harry, a bartender at Palermo, Rue Fontaine, Paris.

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