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

Trilby No.1
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

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

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange 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:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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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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

Nutrition:

One serving of Trilby No.1 contains 147 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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John Hinojos

26th January 2024 at 05:58

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.