Turf Club Cocktail (Kappeler's Recipe)

Serve in a Coupe glass...
2	fl oz	Tanqueray Old Tom gin
3	dash	Angostura Orange Bitters
1	dash	La Fée Parisienne Absinthe Superieure
⅛	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
¾	fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

Comment:

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

About:

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

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