Name: Satan's Whiskers (Marcelled)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 37.5 ml Orange juice; 5 ml Falernum liqueur; 2 dash Orange bitters

Satan's Whiskers (Marcelled)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 ¹⁄₄ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ oz	Difford's Falernum liqueur
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This riff on the Satan's Whiskers (in turn a Bronx variation) calls for it not to be 'curled' (as is the case when you use orange curaçao), but to be "marcelled", apparently a deep soft wave in one's hair (for those that still have some) created with curling tongs and popular in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Variant:

Satan's Whiskers Straight
Satan's Whiskers Curled
Satan's Whiskers Enroulée
Satan's Whiskers (Kevin Armstrong's)

History:

Adapted from a drink created in 2011 by William "Chili Bill" Eichinger at Finnegan's Wake in San Francisco, USA, and courtesy of Gaz Regan's Ardent Spirits.

Nutrition:

One serving of Satan's Whiskers (Marcelled) contains 167 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
15.43% alc./vol. (15.43° proof)
17.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Lilly Marson

2nd June at 14:05

Very pleasant and drinkable but I agree that it feels simple. I think it would be a crowd pleaser and it's my favourite orange based cocktail so far but it isn't super "exciting". not everyone wants exxciting though and I'd say this has a safe place on a menu for guests who are new to cocktails.

John CARR

20th July 2024 at 14:49

It would only take some random influence to fall in love and send this vital. Great flavour combo, backbone courtesy the falernum and additional gin compared to other Satan’s whiskers variants.

John CARR

20th July 2024 at 14:50

*influencer

Beverly Stanton

1st January 2023 at 00:25

This just did not work for me. I found this to be very bland. Would not make again.

Kevin Haynes

11th July 2022 at 21:46

Absolutely love this! All of the ingredients get their time to shine. The juice and vermouth give way to the gin with the falernum just lurking underneath. Delicious!

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