Londoner (Ward's recipe)

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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao liqueur
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail, then use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

As a born and bred Londoner, I'm slightly miffed that a New Yorker has applied the name of our great city to a drink using French and Italian products, but as it's Phil Ward and a great gin-based drink, I'll forgive him and mix up another.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Philip Ward while at Pegu Club, New York City, USA and brought to our attention by the super imbiber and scribe Gary "gaz" Regan, RIP.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Londoner (Ward's recipe) contains 171 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 28.23% alc./vol. (28.23° proof)
  • 21.4 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
9th August 2024 at 13:02
I only had carpano for the Rosso vermouth, which was definitely overkill here. But an excellent cocktail nonetheless. Go easy on the bitters too.
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
24th April 2024 at 01:46
Loved the Dry Curaçao here!
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Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
19th February 2024 at 00:14
A fairly mild, orange forward, dry cocktail. Good cocktail, but not overwhelming.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
25th April 2022 at 00:02
Wonderfully balanced. Herbal with a hint of orange and not sweet. A perfect aperitif.
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Andy Parnell-Hopkinson’s Avatar Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
24th April 2021 at 20:18
Anyone tried this with dry Curacao?
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Andy Parnell-Hopkinson’s Avatar Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
7th October 2021 at 20:16
Ta, that's one for the weekend.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
7th October 2021 at 19:42
I've just reformulated with Dry Curacao as this seems to sit better with the gin. Thanks for the nudge.
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