Name: Velvet Fog
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Vodka; 10 ml Falernum liqueur; 15 ml Lime juice; 20 ml Orange juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Velvet Fog
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Ketel One Vodka
¹⁄₃ oz	Difford's Falernum liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
²⁄₃ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and grated nutmeg.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
Garnish with dusting of nutmeg grated over cocktail.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

Tangy, fresh and bittersweet.

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History:

Created by Dale DeGroff in New York City.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Velvet Fog contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
15.74% alc./vol. (15.74° proof)
16.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt Allard

11th May at 15:43

Pretty good! Though mine was lacking the white foam seen in the photo. Is the recipe missing egg white, or did I just not shake for long enough? I also forgot to add the nutmeg which might've played a part in it. Still, very tasty and light.

Yorey C

18th November 2024 at 18:37

definitely too tangy for me, but i used pasteurized oj

Jasper van der Sterren

11th January 2022 at 18:22

This is one of my favourite cocktails, however, the original recipe is a little bit too sour for me, so I have switched the lime and orange juice volumes around and that's exactly the right balance for me.

Simon Difford

15th January 2022 at 22:36

Agreed! I've further “adapted” Dale’s recipe to the above. For the record, the previous recipe: 45 vodka, 22.5 falernum, 37.5 lime juice, 22.5 orange juice, 2 dash aromatic bitters.

John Hinojos

20th December 2021 at 00:48

This is delightfully refreshing and nicely sour. Perfectly balanced and a nice citrus and nutmeg highlights.

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