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 | Grapefruit juice (pink) |
| 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:
There are approximately 165 calories in one serving of Old Acquaintance.
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