Name: Bombay No. 2
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac; 22.5 ml Vermouth - Dry; 22.5 ml Vermouth - Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth; 2.5 ml Orange Curaçao liqueur; 1.25 ml Absinthe verte (omit for Cocktails Made Easy)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
3/4 fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry
3/4 fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
1/12 fl oz	Orange Curaçao liqueur
1/24 fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe (omit for Cocktails Made Easy)
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Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac, 70cl

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£ 10.25 £ 0.31 per cocktail, makes 33 Pierre Ferrand Orange Curaçao, 70cl

£ 30.75 £ 0.11 per cocktail, makes 281 La Fée Parisienne absinthe, 70cl

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Review:

A smooth, complex, Sazerac-style Martini.

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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History:

Adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book:
"BOMBAY COCKTAIL (No. 2.)
1 Dash Absinthe.
2 Dashes Curaçao.
¼ French Vermouth.
¼ Italian Vermouth.
½ Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass."

I revisited my rendition of this cocktail in July 2021 to bring a little nearer to that in The Savoy Cocktail Book. The previous version comprised: 45ml cognac, 7.5ml triple sec, 22.5ml dry vermouth, 22.5ml rosso vermouth, and 5ml absinthe.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Bombay No. 2 contains 166 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
24.66% alc./vol. (49.32° proof)
23.1 grams of pure alcohol

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