Name: RAC Cocktail
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 30 ml Vermouth - Dry; 30 ml Vermouth - Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth; 5 ml Grenadine/pomegranate syrup; 1 Orange bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist (discarded) & Luxardo Maraschino cherry

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

2 fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
1 fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry
1 fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
1/6 fl oz	Giffard Grenadine syrup
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
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Review:

A one to one Perfect Martini with extra grenadine sweetness and orange bitters adding complexity.

History:

The house cocktail at the Royal Automobile Club in London's Pall Mall. King Edward VII awarded this private members' club its royal title in 1907.

Nutrition:

One serving of RAC Cocktail contains 202 calories.

Alcohol content:

2.2 standard drinks
24.2% alc./vol. (48.4° proof)
30.3 grams of pure alcohol

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