Name: Guards
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 5 ml Orange Curaçao; 1 dash Orange bitters

Guards
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₆ oz	Orange Curaçao liqueur
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist (expressed & discarded) and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Old Guard but this Sweet Martini, which benefits from a splash of orange curaçao, deserves a place on modern cocktail lists.

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History:

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

GUARDS
Cocktail Glass
Stir
1-3/4 oz gin
3/4 0z sweet vermouth
1/4 0z orange curacao
Orange peel and /or Cherry
Stanley M. Jones, Jones' Complete Barguide, 1977

Nutrition:

One serving of Guards contains 161 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
26.6% alc./vol. (26.6° proof)
20.7 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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G. M. Genovese

6th November 2024 at 18:05

This is at least a solid 4 for me. Made this with Ford's, Cocchi di Torino, PFDC, and Regan's. A bit round with a mid-top sweetness at first, but gets blasted out in the finish by the gin and bitters. A vaguely Martinez-like concoction, with a vegetal aftertaste and orange jelly candy backdrop. (6 Nov 2024, 1:04p)

Jeremy Harrold

24th November 2023 at 17:59

Nice. I am surprised how much extra the Orange Curaçao adds to a Gin & It.

Annabelle Egginton

30th September 2023 at 17:47

This is just right on the sweet-dry balance. Definitely my style of pre-diner drink as not a dry martini fan. Liking angostura is a must.

John Hinojos

30th September 2023 at 00:26

Not being fans of sweet cocktails, we were concerned about the ingredients and the description. Decided to add 1/2 oz more gin and it was perfect for us. Still a bit sweet but a bit more spirit forward.