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Sydenham Sunset

Name: Sydenham Sunset
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Single malt Scotch whisky; 22.5 ml Sloe gin liqueur; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 22.5 ml Orange juice

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (12)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Single malt Scotch whisky (Speyside)
3/4 fl oz	Hayman's Sloe Gin liqueur
3/4 fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth (chilled)
3/4 fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

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 Sydenham Sunset contains 164 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
16.18% alc./vol. (32.35° proof)
16.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe created at The Spirits Workshop, a distillery in Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand, originally equal parts and with their own Divergence Whisky and Curiosity Pinot Barrel Sloe Gin.

Review

A Blood & Sand variation with sloe gin in place of cherry brandy.

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Comments & Discussion

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Michael Pulcinella 7 months ago

This sounds like it could work. I must give it a try.

I am a big fan of the BAS, despite it being a cocktail that many people look down upon. When made carefully (usually increasing the scotch to 1.5 oz) it can be very interesting and unique.