The Quad

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Ketel One Oranje Vodka
2⁄3 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
1⁄4 oz Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
5⁄6 oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Four different, orange-flavoured ingredients combine in this complex bittersweet citrusy cocktail.

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History:

Created in 2010 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of The Quad contains 174 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 21.02% alc./vol. (21.02° proof)
  • 20.5 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
31st March 2023 at 00:18
Loved the cocktail. Used a Mandarine flavoured Vodka. Made it to the recipe and it was great. Did find it just a tad sweet. After tasting, we added a dash of orange bitters. It slightly intensified the bitter flavour and lessened the sweetness. Perfect for an aperitif or afternoon sipper.
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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
18th June 2021 at 20:30
To your point (with which I agree), Anon, I found this to be a step in the right direction: 50 ml orange vodka, 20 ml triple sec (Giffard's), 10 ml Campari, 30 ml orange juice (navel).
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
19th June 2021 at 20:28
Agreed, less triple sec. But rather than increase the Campari I've reduced the orange juice in the recipe above.
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Anonymous

27th February 2021 at 00:09
Too sweet for my taste. I think will be better to use more Campari and less triple sec
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