Byrrh Special

Byrrh Special image
Serve in
a Coupe glass...
1½ shot Byrrh Grand Quinquina BUY
1½ shot Old Tom gin
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How to make:

STIR ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

Comment:

The botanicals in gin combine brilliantly with Byrrh to create a cocktail that works as well as an aperitif as it does a digestive.

Origin:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

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