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Bijou Cocktail (Difford's recipe)
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 5/6 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1/2 fl oz | Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur) |
| 1 fl oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
| 1 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
How to make
Glass
Photographed in an Urban Bar Nick & Nora
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
Method
Garnish
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
- Garnish with skewered cherry.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Bijou Cocktail (Difford's recipe) contains 154 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 26.25% alc./vol. (52.49° proof)
- 18.5 grams of pure alcohol
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
History
A cocktail named Bijou first appeared in C. F. Lawlor's 1895 book The Mixicologist as equal parts gin, Grand Marnier and sweet vermouth. This recipe is adapted from Harry Johnson's 1900 Bartender's Manual, which calls for "1/3 wine glass Chartreuse (green); 1/3 wine glass vermouth (Italian); 1/3 wine glass of Plymouth gin; 1 dash orange bitters".
Bijou Cocktail.
C-F-Lawlor, 1895
Take
1/3 Grand Marnier.
1/3 Vermouth.
1/3 Plymouth Gin.
Mix and strain; a delicious drink. Grand Marnier can also be served in pony-glass like any liquor.
BIJOU COCKTAIL.
Harry Johnson, 1900
(Use a large bar glass.)
¾ glass filled with fine shaved ice;
1/3 wine glass chartreuse (green);
1/3 wine glass vermouth (Italian);
1/3 wine glass of Plymouth gin;
1 dash of orange bitters.
Mix well with a spoon, strain into chilled glass; add a cherry or medium-size olive, squeeze a piece of lemon peel on top and serve.
Review
It is not uncommon to see Bijou recipes with equal parts gin, Chartreuse and rosso vermouth, as called for in Harry Johnson's Bartender's Manual. Indeed, that's the norm. Equal parts works, but it makes for a cocktail strong enough to drop a rhinoceros with Chartreuse overly dominant (and I love Chartreuse).
The word 'bijou' is French for 'jewel', and this cocktail's name is said to have been inspired by the jewel-like colours of the ingredients: diamond for gin, ruby for rosso vermouth and emerald for Chartreuse Verte.
AKA: Amber Dream
Variations/similar cocktails
Bijou cocktail (by Jamie Gordon)
Bijou cocktail (inspired by Lawlor's 1895 recipe
Bijou shot
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Comments & Discussion
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Don’t bother trying to measure 5/6 oz gin. Just do an ounce and move on.
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