Name: Amber Room No. 2
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 30 ml Ambrato vermouth; 7.5 ml Elderflower liqueur; 1 dash Orange bitters

Amber Room No. 2
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz	Ambrato/ambre/amber vermouth
¹⁄₄ oz	Elderflower liqueur
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Ambrato/ambre/amber vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A subtle, delicately floral Martini.

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History:

Created in 2007 by Stephan Berg, Munich, Germany.

Nutrition:

One serving of Amber Room No. 2 contains 159 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
24.27% alc./vol. (24.27° proof)
20.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Anna Thompson

11th April at 17:55

Excellent. Ideal when you want something not absolutely bone dry but not sweet either.

Michael Cronin

30th August 2024 at 21:50

I did not have the amber vermouth so I substituted Lillet Blanc. It was quite tasty.

Joe Cornwall

12th August 2024 at 20:47

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.

Simon Difford

14th August 2024 at 07:37

Hi Joe. I agree. I've reverted back to ambrato vermouth.

Jacques Gaudin

21st July 2024 at 20:44

Effortlessly elegant! I did it with a small batch gin from Silver Circle distillery in the Wye Valley. Instantly became a favourite.

Jacques Gaudin

22nd July 2024 at 07:42

It turns out that elderflower is a botanical used in this gin from Silver Circle.

Sarah Chabot

14th May 2024 at 22:13

Used a cucumber flavored gin and it was great. With a Montréal elderflower liqueur (Rosemont distillerie) that i recommand.

John CARR

21st March 2024 at 10:53

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.

Helge Syversen

10th March 2024 at 16:43

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.

Sarah Chabot

14th May 2024 at 22:05

Just wandering if old tom is ok! Maybe next time because i used a fresh style gin (cucumber flavored) it was lovely.

Yorey C

5th December 2023 at 03:04

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

Yorey C

11th February 2024 at 10:40

been making this one wrong! been using a bianco vermouth, not a london dry!

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Yorey C

5th December 2023 at 04:04

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

John Feeney

4th April 2023 at 03:25

I upped the gin to 2 oz, with 1/2 oz Vermouth, 1/2 oz St Germain, 2 dashes orange bitters and it tastes great!

Andrew Davison

24th September 2023 at 00:22

I did the same John. Very nice martini riff, I’m adding this one to my rotation!

Jeremy Harrold

3rd January 2023 at 17:39

For me the balance was spot on. A light, very slightly sweet gin cocktail. I’m drinking this on a cold damp January evening and I can believe spring is on its way!

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