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Yolanda

Name: Yolanda
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 20 ml Cognac (brandy); 10 ml Gin; 2.5 ml Grenadine syrup; 1 dash Absinthe

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₃ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
²⁄₃ fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₁₂ fl oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
1 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Bespoke Nick & Nora

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Yolanda contains 138 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
20.26% alc./vol. (40.52° proof)
14.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

YOLANDA COCKTAIL.
1 Dash Grenadine.
1 Dash Absinthe.
¼ Dry Gin.
½ Italian Vermouth.
¼ Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Harry Craddock, 1930

More cocktails by Harry Craddock

Review

Rich vermouth-led underpinned by brandy and gin with grenadine adding fruitiness while a mere dash of absinthe adds layers of complexity.

Hayman's London Dry Gin 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
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Monin Grenadine Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 301 cocktails
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La Fee Parisienne absinthe 200ml - makes 640 cocktails
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Comments & Discussion

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Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 2y

Agree with Chris that vermouth dominates (I also used Carpano Antica) and think I would have preferred a little more gin. For the "dash" I used 1 ml Absinthe and would consider using of that next time as well. Intrigued by pomegranate molasses and might try that next time as well.

Chris Brislawn 3y

Pleasant and herbal/complex without being too sweet. The vermouth dominates so use something good; I used Carpano Antica. Reducing Craddock's proportion of gin to half that of cognac leaves the gin flavors present but not dominant. Decided to use pomegranate molasses rather than grenadine, which gave the drink more weight. The tiny trace of absinthe (I tried measuring "1 dash" since my bottle doesn't have a shaker top) was not detectable. Can't believe I'm the first to comment on this drink!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Pomegranate molasses is a great call, Chris.

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