Name: Old Etonian
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 45 ml Aromatized wine; 5 ml Crème de noyau; 2 dash Orange bitters

Old Etonian
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)
¹⁄₆ oz	Crème de noyau liqueur
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This Wet Martini-style cocktail is basically, a Fairbanks No.2 but with Lillet in place of dry vermouth.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

OLD ETONIAN COCKTAIL.
2 Dashes Orange Bitters.
2 Dashes Crème de Moyau.
½ London Gin.
½ Kina Lillet.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze orange peel on top.
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930

Nutrition:

One serving of Old Etonian contains 175 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
21.6% alc./vol. (21.6° proof)
20.7 grams of pure alcohol

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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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John CARR

21st January at 13:35

Highly drinkable. I used Simon’s suggested noyau sub of amaretto and a dash of grenadine for colour. I added the bitters as a spritz on top. Salut!

John CARR

21st January at 13:39

The 5ml touch of almond/kernel works beautifully and harmoniously, adding depth to the spirits, wine, herbal and fruity characters of the gin and Lillet. Recommended.

James Brooke

17th October 2024 at 21:28

I’m surprised Difford’s Guide doesn’t also feature the Harrovian cocktail, from the Savoy Cocktail Book, as Harrow is supposed to be the rival school to Eton!

Simon Difford

18th October 2024 at 10:20

Agreed, it's a glaring omission. I've added a draft Harrovian recipe to our Early Access Cocktails ahead of perfecting in the coming days and photography.