Gardenia

Difford’s Guide

Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
12 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth chilled
12 oz Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc) chilled
16 oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
16 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
16 oz Elderflower liqueur
124 oz Orange blossom water / Orange flower water
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
Read about cocktail measures and measuring

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

A floral, stone fruit and delicately herbal riff on a Dry Martini.

Be the first to comment

History:

Adapted from a cocktail discovered in July 2024 at Arnaud's French 75 Bar in New Orleans, USA. The original recipe calls for "fig-infused Dorothy Parker Gin".

Nutrition:

One serving of Gardenia contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 24.6% alc./vol. (24.6° proof)
  • 22.5 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

Join the discussion

There are no comments for Gardenia.

Please log in to make a comment