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) |
| 1/2 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 (Winter's recipe)
Turf Club (Johnson's recipe)
Turf Club (Crockett's recipe)
Surf & Turf
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.
Nutrition:
One serving of Turf Club Cocktail (Kappeler's Recipe) contains 152 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 26.4% alc./vol. (52.8° proof)
- 21.5 grams of pure alcohol
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