Name: Old Acquaintance
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 15 ml Red bitter liqueur; 15 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

³⁄₄ fl oz

Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Italian red bitter liqueur

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Old Acquaintance contains 195 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
14.57% alc./vol. (29.14° proof)
17.6 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Doug Bain Premium Member 30w

Came out a little too sweet. I'm guessing my grapefruit juice was on the sweeter end of the spectrum. I didn't check that next time and throttle back on the sugar syrup accordingly

Peter Croxford Premium Member 45w

This drink is very good but varies a surprising amount depending on the gin used, my favourite version uses navy strength gin with a specific focus on juniper extraction which produces a very light variation. (Peter in the navy Gin)

Nicholas Wilson 1y

Perfectly balanced, all ingredients playing their part, tension is sublime.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 1y

Another favorite for sure. First sips, crisp and tart, refreshing. Fruity with a nice bitter basement... Doing kitchen stuff...when I got back to it it was rich and strongly flavorful, lost some of it's charm. A couple of cubes brought it back to beautiful. Excellent on ice on a hot summer day!

Ruth Harvey 1y

A good cocktail to introduce people to the joy of Campari!

Andy Rankin 1y

This is much better than Mainbrace, in my opinion (another gin / pink grapefruit drink). It enhances all of the natural features of the grapefruit - campari for the colour and bitterness, lime for the acid, and syrup for the sweetness.

Mike Gibb Premium Member 1y

Campari and grapefruit work together so very well!
Very refreshing. This would be perfect for a summer lunch in the garden. Tagged as 'fruity' and 'summer'.

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Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Thanks, Mike. I've added additional tags, including summer.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 2y

Love this cocktail! As noted above, it's a perfect balance of sweet and sour. I bet this would be amazing carbonated!

Yossi Burg 2y

Made a double brew in the Boston tins for myself and partner yesterday pre dinner. Outstanding- used Sipsmith and Campari. Cannot improve on perfection, however timing is important. Strain and pour directly into coupes before putting marinaded salmon in oven for 25 minutes- last sip completed and dinner never tasted better...

Frederic D. Premium Member 3y

This is delicious. Bitter, but not overwhelmingly so. The botanicals from the gin come through (I used Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin), and the overall feel is dry and very refreshing.