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

Yolanda
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Photographed in a Bespoke Nick & Nora

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
²⁄₃ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
¹⁄₃ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
0.08 oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
1 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

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

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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

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Nutrition:

One serving of Yolanda contains 138 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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Tuber Magnatum

12th June 2024 at 00:55

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.

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Chris Brislawn

22nd July 2023 at 01:55

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!

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Simon Difford

22nd July 2023 at 08:25

Pomegranate molasses is a great call, Chris.

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