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Shanghai Gin

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (146)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
3⁄4 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
3⁄4 fl oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
3⁄4 fl oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
3⁄4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glass

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Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Shanghai Gin contains 204 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 22.83% alc./vol. (45.66° proof)
  • 22 grams of pure alcohol

History

A cocktail which emerged in the late twenty-teens of unknown origin.

Review

A monastic herbal Gin Sour.

Variations/similar cocktails

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Comments & Discussion

trendomexico Premium Member
When I couldn't get the Benedictine I read the Yello Ch was the option, but not really. Here both together turns is a little bitter. It needs something else: so I am gonna divide my cocktail in two.
The first half I put some sugar -allulose on it. Lovely, the bitternes is out, and is perfectly delicious.
Now the 2nd, I put the proverbial salt described in the comments. Is completely different, but the effect is the same: no bitter. The salt make it round and oddly enough even sweet.
In order strange better than common: the salt is the quid of the question:
FUTURE GUS: do this with a pinch of salt.
score: 1
Frederic D. Premium Member
Unlike a few Discerning Drinkers below, I definitely prefer to keep this drink equal parts. I really enjoyed how honey-forward it is, with the lemon to tame the sweetness and the herbal complexity to play against. Highly recommended.
score: 3
Guy Daniels Premium Member
Agreed. I found the equal measures to be perfect. An outstanding cocktail.
score: 1
Rob San
1oz Bombay gin, .75oz Benedictine D.O.M, .75oz Génépy, .5oz lemon juice, 2 drops saline (will do 1 drop next time... almost salty).

Killer cocktail! I've made equal parts version multiple times, but this slight adjustment will be my go-to version.
score: 1
James Kittock Premium Member
I used Plymouth Navy strength gin and a tiny pinch of kosher salt and wow, this is an incredible cocktail. The interplay of the two monastic liqueurs and the lemon juice is sublime with the gin bringing a nice backbone.
score: 1
eddie richards Premium Member
With both Simon and a number of experienced drinkers rating this highly, I may be sticking my neck out a little by suggesting a small adjustment that worked better for me.
I found the following ratios more balanced:
37.5 ml gin
15 ml Yellow Chartreuse
15 ml Bénédictine
22.5 ml lemon
In this more spirit-forward build, the gin clearly leads. The Chartreuse is present but controlled, while the Bénédictine adds a subtle honeyed background note. The lemon brings brightness without tipping into excess acidity.
Just sharing in case it’s helpful to anyone experimenting with the balance.
score: 2
Jeff Durbin
I did 1 of each except 1.5 of London dry gin. Too sweet. Tasty but sweet. I thought your ratios would be too citrus but it's probably closer to ideal than what I did.
score: 2
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
I wouldn't use subs here. Strega and Drambuie left me wanting the call ingredients. Tried it twice, leaving the lemon measure as is, and 25:20:15 with the spiritous elements left a more approachable taste, but not quite balanced. Ran out of the Benebuie, so I'll have to wait to dial in the delivery.
score: 1
Jean-Pierre Tetreault Premium Member
Very well balanced drink overall, and one of my favorites. For a more citrusy profile, I use Citadelle gin. Though I love the sweetness in Chartreuse Jaune, Chartreuse Verte adds a much more herbal backbone and accents the juniper notes in gin.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
This for me was an all encompassing lemon bomb. Might try again with half the lemon juice. Also I used Dolin Génépy. Perhaps Chartreuse Jaune is more assertive here.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Made again, three quarters the lemon juice and less zest was just just right. Excellent.
score: 1
Rob San
Really tasty/tart/lemony drink! 2 drops saline will tone down the sweetness.
score: 1
Florian Ruf Premium Member
Some drops of saline solution add a nice extra. My next try will be Japanese Umami bitters.
score: 2

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