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Alice Mine

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (95)
Alice Mine image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
3/4 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/2 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1/4 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Alice Mine contains 156 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 26.46% alc./vol. (52.92° proof)
  • 20 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.

ALICE MINE
Cocktail Glass
Stir
1 oz Grand Marnier
3/4 gin
1/2 dry vermouth
1/4 sweet vermouth
1 dash Angostura bitters

Variation

3/4 oz Bourbon
3/4 oz Kummel
3/4 oz sweet vermouth

Stanley M. Jones, Jones' Complete Barguide, 1977

Review

Medium-dry with luscious orange notes. The orange zest twist is essential to the balance of this late-night sipper.

Variations/similar cocktails

Alice Mine No. 2

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Comments & Discussion

Judah Hoyle
Warming and smooth. Varied by using Dolin dry vermouth, martini Rosso, beefeater gin and 3 dashes of bitters. Lovely to sip by the fire.
score: 0
kelsey bloom
Tastes like clove and orange, very warming. 4.5 stars
score: 1
Juan Angulo Premium Member
Tried this with quite a bit of substitutes but turned out excellent. I would push this over into the sweeter side though. Cointreau, Monkey 47, Dolin Dry, and Carpano Antica. Next time I would up the Gin to be 1:1 with the Orange Cognac to balance it out.
score: 1
Natalie Campbell Premium Member
I used what I had on hand. Cointreau instead of GM, Martini & Rossi extra dry and Rosso. Really liked this, found it very sweet. Will have to try it again with GM or similar and compare.
score: 1
Werd Bmocsil
Mine differences: Bombay Sapphire, Foro Vermouth di Torino, Martini ,& Rossi Dry Vermouth. Meh. I like GM, but this drink doesn't do it justice IMHO. Perhaps the differences make a difference.
score: 1
Steven
Lovely. Perfect after dinner on an autumn evening.

Not sure how to classify it, but it strikes me as a sweeter alternative to an old fashioned.

Upvote to Nathalie’s comment.
score: 1
Nathalie O Flynn Premium Member
Came across this one from the homepage content. Just had this tonight and it is a 5* for us. But who the #@$ is Alice ?
score: 3
Alice Mine
Nathalie,
I am Alice Mine.
My husband says I definitely have notes of orange, herbs, and spices.
Alice
score: 3
John CARR Premium Member
Liked it more on my second try. As Peter says, definitely showcases the Grand Marnier up front, but also some very nice herbs and spices on the after palate. I went slightly heavy handed on the bitters, which balanced the sweetness for me.
score: 1
John CARR Premium Member
An old fashioned, unapologetic flavour hit. Not subtle but it works!
score: 1
Peter M Premium Member
This is nice. You get the Grand Marnier (sweet orange cognac) up front, then the complexity from the gin, vermouths, and bitters fade in on the back-end.
score: 3

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