No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Dunhill's Special
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1 fl oz | Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry |
| 1 fl oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
| 1/4 fl oz | Ferrand Dry Curaçao liqueur |
| 2 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
| 3 drop | Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered green olives.
Method
Garnish
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
- Garnish with skewered olives.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Dunhill's Special contains 159 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 21.44% alc./vol. (42.87° proof)
- 21.1 grams of pure alcohol
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Amontillado sherry, Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
History
The Dunhill's Special was first published in Nina Toye and A. H. Adair's 1925 book Drinks-Long and Short where it's origin is credited to Hatchett's Restaurant in London's Piccadilly. Our recipe is adapted from Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.
DUNHILL'S SPECIAL
Nina Toye and A. H. Adair, Drinks-Long and Short, 1925
(For one Person)
Two dashes of Curacao, one third dry gin, one third sherry, one third French Vermouth. Stir thoroughly and then strain into the glass. Serve with an olive and then add two dashes of Absinthe. (From Hatchett's Bar).
DUNHILL'S SPECIAL
Stanley M. Jones, Jones' Complete Barguide, 1977
Cocktail glass
Stir
1 oz gin
1 oz sherry
1 oz dry vermouth
¼ oz orange curacao
1 dash Pernod (in glass)
Olive
Review
A dry, spiritous and aromatic aperitivo. With a dry amontillado, this is a preamble Martini alternative, but with cream sherry, it's a velvet smoking jacket of a cocktail.
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Comments & Discussion
I recommend 2 drops of saline instead of 3. Just slightly too salty at 3.
Fords gin, Los Arcos amontillado, La clandestine absinthe, Dolin dry, Ferrand Orange curaçao.
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