Name: Gloom Chaser (Embury)
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 12.5 ml Vermouth - Dry; 1.25 ml Grenadine/pomegranate syrup; 2 Absinthe verte (green)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Photographed in a

Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist (or cherry)

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
5/12 fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1/24 fl oz	Grenadine/pomegranate syrup (2:1)
2 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
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£ 7.95 £ 0.01 per cocktail, makes 559.5 La Fée Parisienne absinthe, 70cl

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AKA:

Gloom Raiser

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Review:

Grenadine adds a pink-red hue but absinthe ensures this Martini remains dry. Nonetheless, this drink may chase your gloom (blues) away.

Variant:

Gloom Chaser (Savoy recipe)

History:

Adapted from a recipe David A. Embury's 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.

GLOOM CHASER or GLOOM RAISER
Dry Martini with 2 dashes absinthe and 2 dashes grenadine to each drink. Stir. Compare the International. Another version of the Gloom Chaser consists of a Daiquiri with curaçao substituted for the sugar.
David A. Embury, 1948

Sadly, Embury does not give a recipe for "the International" in his book.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Gloom Chaser (Embury) contains 164 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
29.7% alc./vol. (59.4° proof)
22.1 grams of pure alcohol

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