| 2 fl oz | Hayman's Old Tom Gin |
| 1/6 fl oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/24 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
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How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and quarter orange slice wheel.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- Express orange zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
- Garnish with quarter orange slice on rim.
Strength & taste guide:
Review:
This cocktail screams for richness, hence my choice of old tom gin instead of the dry gin in the 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book recipe.
Variant:
Harrow School rival Eton and its Old Etonian Cocktail.
History:
Harrovians are former pupils of England's Harrow School and include Prime Ministers Stanley Baldwin, Sir Winston Churchill and Sir Robert Peel. The Harrovian is a weekly newspaper published by the school since 1828.
The Harrovian Cocktail appears in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Harrovian Cocktail.
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930
1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
1 Teaspoon Orange Juice.
1 Dash Lemon Juice.
1 Glass Dry Gin.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Nutrition:
One serving of Harrovian contains 128 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 27.59% alc./vol. (55.18° proof)
- 18.4 grams of pure alcohol
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