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Turf Club (1895, George Kappeler)

Name: Turf Club (1895, George Kappeler)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Old Tom gin; 3 dash Orange bitters; 1 dash Absinthe; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 10 ml Chilled water

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Ingredients
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/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Turf Club (1895, George Kappeler) contains 143 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
26.15% alc./vol. (52.3° proof)
20 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe in George J. Kappeler's 1895 book, Modern American Drinks.

Turf Cocktail.
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.
George J. Kappeler, 1895

Turf Club cocktail history

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Review

Reminiscent of a Martini but sans vermouth, sweetened with dash of sugar and balanced by heavy use of bitters.

Variations/similar cocktails

Turf Club - 1884, George Winter
Turf Club - 1900, Harry Johnson
Turf Club - 1935, Albert Stevens Crockett
Turf Club – 1939, Charles H. Baker
Turf Club – 1939, Charles H. Baker
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Hayman's Old Tom Gin 750ml - makes 12.5 cocktails
$31.99 $2.56 per cocktail Hayman's Old Tom Gin image

Angostura Orange Bitters 120ml - makes 128 cocktails
$13.99 $0.11 per cocktail Angostura Orange Bitters image

La Fee Parisienne absinthe 200ml - makes 640 cocktails
$17.99 $0.03 per cocktail La Fee Parisienne absinthe image

Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 150.5 cocktails
$14.99 $0.10 per cocktail Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) image

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 1w

I just tried this after tasting the 1884 recipe, and I easily prefer this one though the latter was pleasant. I essentially made a mock Old Tom, using Tanqueray and 5 ml rich cane simple. This is going into the rotation of after-work drinks, along side my personal Martinez recipe. Love these uncomplicated, elegant swills.

John Hinojos Premium Member 1y

Looking for something different for an aperitif and here it is. Extremely well balanced with that elusive hint of absinthe. For my taste would eliminate the sugar syrup as I do not think it needs it, but leave to taste. Would have again.

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