Name: Gypsy Rosolio
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 15 ml Rosolio Bergamotto; 15 ml Lime juice

Gypsy Rosolio
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Retro Optic Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Elderflower liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Italicus liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Gin-laced, floral, rich elderflower balanced by sour and faintly bitter citrus.

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History:

This recipe was created in January 2026 by Paul King, a fellow Discerning Drinker, after he "Had to substitute the Green Chartreuse with Italicus" while making Dominic Venegas' Gypsy No. 1. We've adopted the recipe with a subtle tweak and named it Gypsy Rosolio, perhaps remembering the name of Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick, 1911 -1970), the famed American burlesque entertainer, stripper, actress, author, playwright and vedette.

Nutrition:

One serving of Gypsy Rosolio contains 167 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
20.05% alc./vol. (40.1° proof)
19.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Susan Williams

11th April at 21:12

My first Italicus cocktail, after my bartender daughter highly recommended we stock a bottle. Delicious! And I may have found a flavor solution to the MIA mixer Bitter Lemon by Schweppes (only by Schweppes), my go-to for G&”T” Can’t wait to try more concoctions with Italicus!

Cassandra Adams

14th March at 20:20

I was expecting this to be too sweet for my taste, but the gin and lime really balance the liqueurs, and nothing is lost. A real delight!

Steven Jepson

13th March at 20:09

I do love Bergamot Liqueur and find it an interesting swap for Cointreau when you want the Orange but with more herby and bitter notes.
This is exactly what this drink provides. Provided that mouth cleansing bite for a first drink.

Caspian Berggren

13th March at 19:55

I thought the Gypsy No1 was on the border of a Last Word riff and this is on the border of *not* being a Last Word riff. It's still good, I like bergamot. It carries a lot of similarities to its sister - mainly being less complex than a LW and being delicious- but it's a good alternative if Chartreuse isn't readily available. You obviously won't get the herbal complexity from the Chartreuse but if you use a good gin you can make up for it.

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