Name: Webster Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 30 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Apricot liqueur; 15 ml Lime juice; 2.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Webster Cocktail
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₂ oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₁₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) optional
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) optional

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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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History:

Adapted form a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

WEBSTER COCKTAIL.
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.
Harry Craddock, 1930

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 the Lloyd's Register in London's Fenchurch Street where it is rung annually on Remembrance Day.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Webster Cocktail contains 177 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
19.45% alc./vol. (19.45° proof)
20.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Rachael Wardell

13th October 2024 at 18:12

I make this with 2 shots of the gin, 3/4 shot each of apricot brandy and vermouth and 1/2 a shot of lime. No sugar syrup! This is pretty tart, but I love it.

Chris Brislawn

5th September 2023 at 02:55

Folks seem to think this is on the dry side, so I made it with Dolin Blanc instead of dry vermouth and skipped the sugar and saline. We like drinks a bit drier than Simon and thought this was about right, a subtle and very good balance between the lime and apricot. Maybe our apricot liqueur (Drillaud) is more apricot-y than Luxardo's. Anyway, I recommend the blanc vermouth.

Miguel Perales

19th September 2022 at 22:08

Went with the peach vs apricot as per recommended by John.
Peach does come through in the cocktail. Sweet upfront but the lime shows quickly.

Miguel Perales

19th September 2022 at 22:47

Addendum: I totally misread the amount of Rich syrup as 1/2 oz vs 1/12 oz. Obviously the reason my tasted more on the sweet side :)

Rick Spamer

10th September 2021 at 16:24

Acidic, dry and a hint of fruits. This sure is a good variety, I had to get used to it for 4-5 sips, but then I started to taste the Apricot flavours next to the acidic lime & vermouth. I'd rather drink this on a cold fall/winter day, than the warm summer. But it's definitely a worthy addition to my recipes.