Pterodactyl Cocktail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (8 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 13 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
56 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
12 oz Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
0.08 oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. THROW all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

Adapted from a drink created in 2017 by Martyn Lourencoat at Kol Restaurant, Reykjavik, Iceland, who says, "Since cocktail culture is still pretty new in Iceland and people aren't used to gentiane and absinthe in their drinks, I chose the name Pterodactyl because I didn't want guests to connect the name to anything they've had before! The fact that it is difficult to pronounce is an advantage as it is a good talking point for us. Pterodactyl is the name of a species of Pterosaur and so is very hard to come up with expectations on taste from the name!

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History:

A dry and aromatic aperitif cocktail with a long bittersweet herbal finish. (We prefer with half the amount of absinthe).

Nutrition:

One serving of Pterodactyl Cocktail contains 162 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 26.54% alc./vol. (26.54° proof)
  • 21.9 grams of pure alcohol

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