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Skipper

Name: Skipper
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Maraschino liqueur; 5 ml Orange juice; 5 ml Lemon juice

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/2 fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1/6 fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glass

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Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish

Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Skipper contains 137 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
24.53% alc./vol. (49.06° proof)
18.4 grams of pure alcohol

History

A pre-prohibition cocktail from the Big Brass Rail bar at the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, USA. Adapted from a recipe first published in Albert Stevens Crockett's 1931 Old Waldorf Bar Days.

SKIPPER
Solon recalls that this was so called in compliment to a yachtsman well known many years ago, but does not remember his name.
Two-thirds Gordon Gin
One-fourth Maraschino
Dash of Orange Juice
Dash of Lemon Juice
Frappé
Albert Stevens Crockett, Old Waldorf Bar Days, 1931

Review

Temperature and dilution are key to the success of this cocktail, achieved with a glass filled to the brim with very cold ice chips.

Variations/similar cocktails

With a splash of grenadine replacing orange juice.
Aviation Cocktail (Savoy spec)

Hayman's London Dry Gin 750ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
$67.99 $4.12 per cocktail Hayman's London Dry Gin image

Luxardo Maraschino liqueur 375ml - makes 25 cocktails
$32.99 $1.32 per cocktail Luxardo Maraschino liqueur image

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Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Lichtenberger 1y

5, 2, 1, 1 makes it really frech.

Samuel Highley 2y

Too strong for my taste, but more tolerable once diluted.

Egor Doroshenko 2y

Wonderful! Tried it in "winter" variation - without ice.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 2y

Thoroughly enjoyed this, rich maraschino flavor tempered by citrus and juniper. The grenadine variant seems promising. Gets a heart for now.

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