Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
| 2 fl oz | Hayman's Old Tom Gin |
| 3 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
| 1 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
| 1/6 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
| 1/3 fl oz | Chilled water (omit if using wet ice) |
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Review:
Reminiscent of a Martini but sans vermouth, sweetened with dash of sugar and balanced by heavy use of bitters.
Variant:
Turf Club - 1884, George Winter
Turf Club - 1900, Harry Johnson
Turf Club - 1935, Albert Stevens Crockett
Surf & Turf
Artillery
History:
Adapted from a recipe in George J. Kappeler's 1895 book, Modern American Drinks.
Turf Cocktail.
George J. Kappeler, 1895
One dash Angostura bitters, three dashes orange bitters, one jigger Tom gin in a mixing-glass half-fill fine ice. Mix, strain into cocktail-glass; add a piece twisted lemon peel.
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 26.14% alc./vol. (52.28° proof)
- 19.9 grams of pure alcohol
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