Name: 20th Century Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Gin; 30 ml White crème de cacao; 30 ml Americano bianco; 10 ml Lemon juice

Ingredients

1 2/3 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

1 fl oz

Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur

1 fl oz

Americano bianco

1/3 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange 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 20th Century Cocktail contains 258 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
20.25% alc./vol. (40.5° proof)
26.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Americano bianco — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review

When, as originally, this cocktail is made with Rutte Celery Gin, then celery notes are very obvious in the final cocktail - perhaps more so than in the gin itself. Whatever gin you favour, this contemporary version of the 20th Century is fabulously expressive of the gin with subtle rich chocolate notes.

Comments & Discussion

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Cassandra Adams Premium Member 1w

We enjoyed this a lot, and were inspired to create a tequila-based riff: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/42398/siglo-xx

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1w

Hi Cassandra. Your Siglo XX is set to “Private”, so the link you’ve given leads to a 404. Please change to “Public” to share your recipe.

Cassandra Adams Premium Member 1w

Ooops, thanks for pointing that out. Amended now.

Cassandra Adams Premium Member 1w

Also see the two 21st Century variants using tequila on Difford's that we managed to miss before creating this (hopefully ours is distinct enough to merit existence!)

trendomexico Premium Member 8w

The expression and the use of the red carpet came along because of a train 'The 20th century' were was promoted as a luxury train. You were received in style by the interior of the best designers in America, and they gave you a 20th century Cocktail. When I do not know what to drink this is one of my favorites. BUT STOP everything. In the past I used like here in the recipe the White Cacao from Giffard -so hard to get in my country. But now it appears the Hendricks Another, based in Cacao notes. I made one: Americano Bianco, the gin, the lemon -a little syrup allulose in my case- It's amazing!!!!! This new thing do it superb. As a matter of fact in the last couple of years I were using the Hendricks Cabaret, but this is a GAME CHANGER. I have low emotions in my life, but this is a krakatoa, an extravaganza! OMG

John CARR Premium Member 1y

The ingredients are all given space to express themselves, individually and collectively. I loved the harmonious balance of sweet-sour with cacao richness. This is something special.

Mike Gibb Premium Member 1y

Fabulous mix of chocolate and citrus. Your choice of crème de cacao is critical. With De Kuyper's white CdC, it has a (milk chocolate) creme egg richness, though without the over-sweetness. With Giffard's CdC: dark choc, spicier, more complex. Very much looking forward to sourcing a bottle of Joerg Meyer's Dutch Cacao to see what else this cocktail can bring.

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John CARR Premium Member 1y

I didn’t have the celery gin, but yes with the Dutch cacao. And with a couple of drops of celery bitters… elixir of the gods!

Wayne Dorothy 1y

One of my favorites. I use Cocchi Americano. I really like these ratios.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 1y

Tastes great with lime juice also!

Wayne Dorothy 2w

I will be trying it with lime juice!

Calvin Grant Premium Member 2w

Must revisit. Perhaps with a few drops of celery bitters. Also, love the clarinet and the saxaphone. David Krakauer comes to mind. Also Seattle local Skerik. Among so many. Cheers!

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Stunning. Return visit with fresher and better ingredients.

The cacao delightfully enriches and supports the freshness and briskness of the gin, Americano and lemon. A bona fide classic. I’ll definitely be back.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

I used a (literally) heirloom bottle of regular crème de cacao, but more contemporary glass-fellows. Wow! Wonderfully rich, but also subtle. Elegant, as Philip says below. Five stars and will be retrying with fresher cacao when the ancient Marie Brizzard bottle runs out!