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Amber Room No. 2

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (160)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 fl oz Ambrato/ambre/amber vermouth
1⁄4 fl oz Elderflower liqueur
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Martini glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Amber Room No. 2 contains 159 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 24.27% alc./vol. (48.54° proof)
  • 20.1 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.

History

Created in 2007 by Stephan Berg, Munich, Germany.

Review

A subtle, delicately floral Martini.

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Comments & Discussion

Stephen Broughall Premium Member
I upped the gin (used Tanqueray) slightly but kept other proportions as above. Really nice with Sacred Amber vermouth and the elderflower. Definitely going into my martini rotation.
score: 1
Chris Dimal
Delicious Martini, maybe a tiny bit sweet, but so juicy and good.
score: 1
Anna Thompson
Excellent. Ideal when you want something not absolutely bone dry but not sweet either.
score: 1
Michael Cronin
I did not have the amber vermouth so I substituted Lillet Blanc. It was quite tasty.
score: 1
Joe Cornwall
Just made this cocktail twice - once with Dolin Dry and once with Martini & Rossi Ambrato. There is an ENORMOUS difference in favor of the (slightly) sweeter amber vermouth. I'm not sure from where the suggestion to switch to a dry vermouth came, but it's a mistake in my opinion. With the Ambrato this is, indeed, an amber Martini with a subtle sweetness and lovely finish. I used Tanqueray, Angostura Orange bitters and the aforementioned M&R along with the St. Germain.
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Hi Joe. I agree. I've reverted back to ambrato vermouth.
score: 1
Jacques Gaudin Premium Member
Effortlessly elegant! I did it with a small batch gin from Silver Circle distillery in the Wye Valley. Instantly became a favourite.
score: 1
Jacques Gaudin Premium Member
It turns out that elderflower is a botanical used in this gin from Silver Circle.
score: 1
Sarah Chabot
Used a cucumber flavored gin and it was great. With a Montréal elderflower liqueur (Rosemont distillerie) that i recommand.
score: 1
John CARR Premium Member
A rich and richly flavoured martini. Perfect sweet sour balance for me. The elderflower adds lovely subtle sweet and floral characters, and a certain ‘juiciness’. Very tasty.
score: 4
Helge Syversen
I found a bottle of Old Tom gin in my cabinet, actually a Norwegian " Golden Cock Gin".
That did the trick.
I think managed to make a well tasting wet-ish martini.
score: 1
Sarah Chabot
Just wandering if old tom is ok! Maybe next time because i used a fresh style gin (cucumber flavored) it was lovely.
score: 2
Yorey C
Beefeaters | Pergote | St. Germaine | Ango_______really delicious stuff, martinis are usually too dry to be enjoyable for me. i measured by my digital scale so i know i put about 15% too much elderflower and i can definitely tell its there, i will be more accurate next time and see if its still delicious, but i am enjoying this
score: 1
Yorey C
made another one with tangueray. got the ratios correct. dont like it as much. not sure if its the higher abv, or less sweetness from the elderflower, but the first one was better
score: 1
Yorey C
been making this one wrong! been using a bianco vermouth, not a london dry!
score: 2
Joe Cornwall
And it was better. Try it with Martini & Rossi Ambrato.
score: 0

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