Alexander's Sister

Name: Alexander's Sister
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Green crème de menthe; 22.5 ml Whipping cream; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 7.5 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
³⁄₄ fl oz	Whipping cream
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer (optional)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice).
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Dust with freshly grated nutmeg.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Alexander's Sister contains 203 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
16.79% alc./vol. (33.58° proof)
17.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Whipping cream — Dairy
Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

History

The gin-based and crème de menthe-influenced Alexander's Sister appears in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book beneath the original gin-based Alexander Cocktail No. 1 and the brandy-based Alexander Cocktail No. 2.

ALEXANDER COCKTAIL. (No. 1.)
½ Dry Gin.
¼ Crème de Cacao.
¼ Sweet Cream.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

ALEXANDER COCKTAIL. (No. 2.)
⅓ Crème de Cacao.
⅓ Brandy. ⅓ Fresh Cream.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

ALEXANDER's SISTER COCKTAIL.
⅓ Gin. ⅓ Fresh Cream.
⅓ Crème de Menthe.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Ladies are advised to avoid this Cocktail as often as possible.
Harry Craddock, 1930

Review

A green minty thing for dairy lovers.

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