Emerson

Emerson image
Serve in
a Coupe glass...
2 shot Old Tom gin
1 shot Martini Rosso vermouth BUY
¾ shot Freshly squeezed lemon juice
⅓ shot Luxardo Maraschino liqueur BUY
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Luxardo Maraschino cherry on stick

Comment:

The botanical notes of old tom with herbal vermouth, zesty lime and sweet maraschino. Balanced but old-school.

Origin:

Recipe adapted from Albert Stevens Crockett's 1931 The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book.

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SHAKE all ingredients

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