Roosevelt's Chrysanthemum

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Discerning Drinkers (6 ratings)

Serve in a

Nick & Nora glass
Ingredients:
2 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1/2 fl oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1/2 fl oz Lustau Manzanilla Papirusa Sherry
4 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
10 drop Lactic acid 4:1 solution (80g water to 20g powdered acid) (optional)
3 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) (optional)
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Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and edible Chrysanthemum flower (when in season).
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Express lemon zest twist over cocktail and garnish with an edible Chrysanthemum flower.

Allergens:


Recipe contains the following allergens:

To make Lactic acid 4:1 solution (80g water to 20g powdered acid):


Stir 5 grams of lactic acid (normally available as a 70% solution) with 100 grams of water and bottle.

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Strength & taste guide:


Review:

Rich and yet austere. Adapted from the Roosevelt Room's brilliant riff on a classic Chrysanthemum with dry sherry pitched alongside the usual vermouth.

History:

Adapted from a recipe discovered at The Roosevelt Room in Austin, Texas, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Roosevelt's Chrysanthemum contains 150 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 17.11% alc./vol. (34.22° proof)
  • 15.7 grams of pure alcohol
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Hot Toddy Day image

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The day Prohibition started image

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One minute after midnight on this day in 1920, the Volstead Act became law and Prohibition descended on the United States, making it illegal to possess,

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