Name: Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Sloe gin liqueur; 15 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 3 drop Saline solution 4:1; 22.5 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Kiss the Boys Goodbye
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz	Hayman's Sloe Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
3 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
³⁄₄ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of aromatic bitters.
DRY SHAKE all ingredients (without ice) to emulsify.
SHAKE again with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with 3 drops of aromatic bitters drawn through foam head.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A sour showcasing how well cognac and sloe gin play together.

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History:

Named after the 1941 musical comedy film of the same name, starring Mary Martin, Don Ameche and Oscar Levant, released in August 1941. This cocktail was probably created soon after the film's release and features in the 1949 book Esquire's Handbook for Hosts.

Kiss the Boys Good-bye
½ sloe gin
½ brandy
½ white of egg
Juice of 1 lemon
Shake very well with plenty of ice and strain.
Esquire's Handbook for Hosts, 1949

Nutrition:

One serving of Kiss the Boys Goodbye contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
13.53% alc./vol. (13.53° proof)
14.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Mark

28th June 2024 at 16:13

Incredible! Pleasant tart sidecar ish drink, will certainly buy cognac and sloe gin to mix it an home in the future

Nathalie O'Flynn

4th May 2024 at 20:01

I totally messed up the recipe, I read “Hayman” and reached for the Old Tom one, then my husband who was then reading me the recipe noticed I needed Sloe Gin. I had poured all the ingredients already I thought let’s add 15ml of Elephant Sloe Gin. It was still very drinkable. Will make it right another time just don’t tell Simon or we’ll never be invited to the Cabinet Room for a sipping party.
Honestly when you see photos of the Cabinet Room I just crawl under the carpet. I’ll get me coat

John Champion

29th April 2024 at 20:02

Currently working on a "Blast from the Past" menu, with old cocktails that have been forgotten to time, and I had just added this one to the list the other day. You gotta love an old cocktail named after an old movie.