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Trilby No.1

Name: Trilby No.1
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Scotch whisky; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 10 ml Parfait amour liqueur; 2.5 ml Absinthe; 2 dash Orange bitters

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
1 fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Giffard Parfait Amour liqueur
¹⁄₁₂ fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare

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

Method

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

Garnish

EXPRESS orange 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 Trilby No.1 contains 147 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
22.8% alc./vol. (45.59° proof)
16.7 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

History

The first known recipe for a Trilby cocktail appears in Harry Johnson's 1900 Bartender's Manual.

TRILBY COCKTAIL.
(Use a large bar glass.)
Fill up with shaved ice;
2 dashes of absinthe;
2 or 3 dashes of orange bitters;
2 or 3 dashes "Parafait d'Amour;"
½ wine glass of Scotch whiskey;
½ wine glass of Italian vermouth;
Stir up well with a spoon; strain into cocktail glass, putting in cherries, and squeeze a piece of lemon peel on top, then serve.
Harry Johnson, 1900

Review

Whisky and sweet vermouth are a commonplace and harmonious pairing, here with floral notes from parfait amour, aromatised and toned by absinthe and orange bitters.

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Angostura Orange Bitters 120ml - makes 192 cocktails
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Comments & Discussion

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John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

Wonderful. Had for a Burn's Night after-dinner cocktail. Slightly sweet but an interesting colour which varies depending on the the angle of the view. Slightly peppery. Would definitely have again.

Andre Derailleur Premium Member 3y

Certainly aromatic, and smoother and more vanillery than I expected. The parfait amour needs to be halved though or it is too dominant.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Agreed. I've amended the recipe accordingly. Thanks, Andre.

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