| 1 1/3 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1/3 fl oz | Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack |
| 1/3 fl oz | Bols Blue Curaçao |
| 2/3 fl oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
| 2/3 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/3 fl oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
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How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Strucchi Dry Vermouth – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
Review:
Aquamarine blue, this delicately fruity gin-based cocktail is dried by a splash of vermouth and soured by lemon juice.
History:
In William James "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Cocktail Book (Coronation Edition), the invention of this cocktail is credited to J. B. O'Brien. Made to the proportions specified in Tarling's book, the above recipe would only have 5ml (1/6oz) sugar syrup.
DARLINGTON.
William J. Tarling, Café Royal Cocktail Book, 1937
Invented by J. B. O'Brien
4/10 Booth's Gin.
1/10 Calvados, Un Trou Normand.
1/10 Blue Curaçao, Bols.
2/10 French Vermouth, Noilly Prat.
2/10 Fresh Lemon Juice.
Dash Gomme Syrup.
Shake.
Nutrition:
One serving of Darlington contains 198 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 17.5% alc./vol. (35° proof)
- 19.3 grams of pure alcohol
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