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Tipperary No.2
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Tipperary No.2
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 7 fresh | Mint leaves |
| 2 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1 oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
| 1⁄4 oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄4 oz | Monin Grenadine Syrup |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of mint leaf.
- Lightly MUDDLE mint (just to bruise) in stirring glass.
- Add other ingredients and STIR with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- Garnish with mint leaf floated on the cocktail or pegged/stuck with spot of honey to the rim.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Review:
Gin-laced and Martini-like with subtle mint and orange.
History:
This drink first appears (alongside Tipperary No.1) in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book where he stipulates to "Shake well" However, in his later, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Embury uses little less vermouth and instructs to "stir with cracked ice".
Shaking seems to amplify the bitter notes in the mint so I prefer to follow Embury's stirring method while leaning more towards Craddock's more generous vermouth proportions.
TIPPERARY COCKTAIL. (N0. 2.)
Harry Craddock, 1930
1/6 Orange Juice.
1/6 Grenadine.
1/3 French Vermouth.
1/3 Dry Gin.
2 Sprigs Green Mint.
Shake well and strain into chilled glass.
TIPPERARY
David Embury, 1948
1 part French Vermouth
3 parts Gin
1 teaspoon each Orange Juice & Grenadine to each drink
1 sprig Mint to each drink
Muddle the mint with the orange juice and grenadine. Add the vermouth and gin and stir with cracked ice. Some recipes call for Italian vermouth instead of French. Others call for sloe gin instead of dry gin and omit the mint.
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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The only reason this gets a 4 rather than 4.5 is because the flavours just die three seconds after the sip.
Was expecting the cocktail to be much sweeter. It was perfect. A hint of sweetness.