Marqueray

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (2 ratings)

Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
34 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
12 fl oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
2 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
12 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

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

How to make:

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  2. DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
  3. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

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

Review:

Your grenadine could make or break this colourful gin-laced sour.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in Jacques Straub's 1913 Straub's Manual of Mixed Drinks.

MARQUERAY COCKTAIL.
½ Lime Juice.
1 Dash Absinthe.
2 Dashes Grenadine Syrup.
1 White of Egg.
1 Jigger Dry Gin.
Shake

Jacques Straub, Straub's Manual of Mixed Drinks, 1913

Nutrition:

One serving of Marqueray contains 188 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 16.34% alc./vol. (32.69° proof)
  • 19.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Andrew Parsons’ Avatar Andrew Parsons
14th March at 18:28
Delicious, but Simon is correct about the grenadine. If yours is not premium, this cocktail can taste one-dimensional. If necessary, add a little more.