How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
1 1/2 fl oz | Ketel One Vodka |
1/2 fl oz | Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur |
1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
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Review:
Vodka both fortifies this complexly spiced honeyed and herbal cocktail.
Variant:
With tequila: Rude Gypsy; with gin: London Gypsy; with vodka, orange and lemon: Juicy Gypsy.
History:
Drinks historian David Wondrich discovered the earliest known reference to the Gypsy Queen in a 1938 booklet published by New York City's famed The Russian Tea Room. This makes it one of the earliest vodka-cocktails in the USA.
In his seminal 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Embury says, "The original recipe calls for a proportion of 1 to 2. This, however, is rather sweet. About 5 top 6 parts vodka to 1 of Benedictine makes a much better drink." [The above recipe is 3 to 1.]
Embury's "Gypsy or Gypsy Queen" recipe of 1-part Benedictine and 2 to 6 parts Vodka stipulates "1 dash Orange Bitters to each drink" but Angostura or similar aromatic bitters produce a rounder cocktail.
Nutrition:
One serving of Gypsy Queen contains 149 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 31.52% alc./vol. (63.04° proof)
- 19 grams of pure alcohol
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