No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Webster Cocktail
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 1⁄2 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄12 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix (optional) |
| 2 drop | Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s (optional) |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.
Method
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Webster Cocktail contains 168 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 19.91% alc./vol. (39.82° proof)
- 21.4 grams of pure alcohol
History
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
WEBSTER COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
1/8 Lime Juice.
1/8 Apricot Brandy.
1/4 French Vermouth.
1/2 Plymouth Gin.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
A favourite cocktail at the bar of the S.S. Mauretania.
When Craddock wrote his reference to this cocktail's popularity at the bar of the Mauretania, it was one of the most famous ships due to its luxurious interior and its being the world's largest ship when it launched in 1906, but mostly due to its unrivalled speed, which enabled it to hold the record for the quickest trans-Atlantic crossing for 20 years. The ship was retired five years after Craddock's book was published, and its bell now hangs in the reception of Lloyd's Register in London's Fenchurch Street, where it is rung annually on Remembrance Day.
Review
Balanced, or even a tad on the sour side rather than sweet. Indeed, your choice of apricot liqueur will impact the need for added sugar. Adjust accordingly in the pursuit of deliciousness.
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Comments & Discussion
Peach does come through in the cocktail. Sweet upfront but the lime shows quickly.
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