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The Communist
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1/2 fl oz | Cherry (brandy) liqueur |
| 1/2 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 2/3 fl oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1 dash | Fee Brothers Cherry bitters |
| 2 drop | Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
Method
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- Garnish with skewered cherry.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of The Communist contains 162 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.2 standard drinks
- 17.08% alc./vol. (34.16° proof)
- 17.5 grams of pure alcohol
History
Adapted from a recipe in Ted "Dr. Cocktail" Haigh's 2009 book Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails where he credits "a crude and otherwise quite forgettable cocktail pamphlet from 1933 titled Cocktail Parade."
Review
I've played with the ratios but I'm not sure this sour can be better than a four-out-of-five.
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