Garnish:
Grapefruit zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Rutte 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 (65.0°brix, 2 sugar to 1 water rich syrup) |
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Review:
Dry, bitter, very refreshing and mouth puckering with grapefruit and gin bittered and coloured by red Italian bitters.
History:
Adapted from a recipe by Henrik Buus Larsen, which in turn is a riff on the Old Friend cocktail.
Nutrition:
One serving of Old Acquaintance contains 165 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 16.56% alc./vol. (33.12° proof)
- 18.6 grams of pure alcohol
Difford's Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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