Name: Foghorn Cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Gin; 15 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Aromatized wine; 2.5 ml Absinthe; 10 ml Chilled water

Ingredients

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)

¹⁄₁₂ fl oz

La Fée Parisienne absinthe

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

SHAKE (or STIR) all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Foghorn Cocktail contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
24.52% alc./vol. (49.04° proof)
24.3 grams of pure alcohol

Review

Triple sec sweetens dry gin with zesty orange while aromatised wine adds vinous notes. However, it's absinthe that sets this Martini-style cocktail apart. According to bartending convention, this cocktail should be stirred but I much prefer it shaken as when first served this gives the Foghorn a cloudiness that befits its name.

Comments & Discussion

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Heidi Della Pesca Premium Member 6w

I think I've found the line for my personal tolerance for dryness. I absolutely loved the flavors on this, but I have to admit to adding a 1/4 oz simple to just take the edge off. As martinis go, this is probably the one I've enjoyed the most, but I think I'm discovering I'm a sour lover v. martinis.

Mike Hillis 1y

Loved this. I wasn’t sure about how much 1/12 of an ounce was and so used a bar spoon. Might have been a tad too much because it dominated…. But I loved this drink!

Calvin Grant Premium Member 2y

A lot of excellent martini-style cocktails on the site (thank you Simon) and this is certainly one of them, this worked for me!

John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

Very delightful cocktail, but I love almost any cocktail with Absinthe. Did find it a tad sweet for me and may consider backing off the Triple Sec a little, but that may upset the balance.
Did try a few drops of orange bitters which checked some of the sweet, but did not upset the flavours. The bitters also added a few more herbal tones.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 3y

I wouldn't drink this often. But wow is it nicely balanced. Saying this as a unapologetic fan of anise and absinthe. (13 Nov 2022, 2:27p)

Chris Lamb Premium Member 4y

This looks like a fairly close variant (or an antecedent?) of the more-famous Corpse Reviver No.2. Given the lack of sugar here, it would be interesting to learn whether the original recipe of this cocktail specified the older (ie. sweeter) Lillet.