Emerson

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Hayman's Old Tom Gin
1 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry on stick .
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

The botanical notes of old tom with herbal vermouth, zesty citrus and sweet maraschino. Reminiscent of a Last Word without Chartreuse.

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History:

Recipe adapted from Jacques Straub's 1913 Straub's Manual Of Mixed Drinks.

EMERSON COCKTAIL
½ Lime Juice.
3 Dashes Maraschino.
⅓ Jigger Italian Vermouth.
½ Jigger Old Tom Gin.
Shake.

Jacques Straub, Straub's Manual Of Mixed Drinks, 1913

Nutrition:

One serving of Emerson contains 165 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 19.58% alc./vol. (19.58° proof)
  • 19.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
22nd August 2024 at 16:55
Nice, balanced and sufficiently interesting to make you want two!
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David Teager’s Avatar David Teager
9th August 2024 at 22:47
We used a maraschino that was not as sweet asLuxardo, so I think we would need to cut back on the lime juice a bit.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
9th April 2024 at 00:33
An excellent example of how a pre-Prohibition cocktail would have tasted. Slightly sweet, but not as much as I was expecting. The various flavours mix perfectly together and provides a nice cocktail which would a welcome any time of the day.
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Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
11th November 2023 at 21:36
A very nice cocktail. Gin forward, citrus mid-palate and a Vermouth finish. Not overly sweet. Very enjoyable.
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Tim Ihde’s Avatar Tim Ihde
5th November 2022 at 00:59
Made one of these tonight using Dubonnet in place of the vermouth, worked pretty well! A little less sweet. I like the combination of flavors.
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Chris Corboy’s Avatar Chris Corboy
7th August 2021 at 09:14
Nicely balanced and quite delicious
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