No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Pince-Nez
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 3/4 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1 fl oz | Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina |
| 1/4 fl oz | Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie |
| 1 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method
Garnish
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Pince-Nez contains 154 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 25.62% alc./vol. (51.24° proof)
- 23.2 grams of pure alcohol
History
Created late 2023/early 2024 by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails, who says this cocktail is related to the Blackthorn No. 4 in William "Cocktail Bill" Boothby's 1930 World Drinks and How To Prepare Them and the Merry Widow in Albert Stevens Crockett's 1935 The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book.
BLACKTHORN, NO. 4
William Boothby, World Drinks and How To Prepare Them, 1930
Gin . . . . . . . . . . . . . ½ jigger
Dubonnet . . . . . . . . ¼ jigger
Kirschwasser . . . . . ¼ jigger
Stir well with ice, strain into chilled glass and serve.
MERRY WIDOW*
Albert Stevens Crockett, The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book, 1935
One-half François Vermouth
One-half Dubonnet
Review
A Zaza/Dubonnet Cocktail No. 1 with a splash of kirschwasser transporting it to a special place.
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