Anchorage

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
1⁄2 oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Fino sherry brilliantly tames and shapes this "slightly less intense Alaska Cocktail."

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History:

Created in 2017 by Sam Ross at his Attaboy bar in Manhattan, New York City. Adapted from a recipe in Sam Ross' own Bartender's Choice app.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Anchorage contains 198 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 29.21% alc./vol. (29.21° proof)
  • 26.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Werd Bmocsil’s Avatar Werd Bmocsil
6th May at 04:57
Zounds! This is a hidden gem. The Sherry gave it a lovely nuttiness, as yet another distinction from an Anchorage.
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Nicholas Wilson’s Avatar Nicholas Wilson
22nd November 2024 at 21:18
Ran out of London dry half way through making this, so subbed in 15 ml old tom to make up the volume. Seems to work well
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
11th November 2024 at 13:25
Trying this as an initiation into the Alaska class of cocktails. This was very subtle and pleasant. Enjoyed the delicacy of the chartreuse. Could potentially bump the fino to 20ml for my palate, although that would take it more toward martini territory.
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Steve Anderson’s Avatar Steve Anderson
13th October 2024 at 21:07
The link to the Alaska Cocktail is broken. Just FYI.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
17th October 2024 at 12:58
Many thanks, Steve. The link has now been fixed.
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