Garnish:
Luxardo maraschino cherry
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
5/6 fl oz | Hayman's Sloe Gin |
5/6 fl oz | Dry vermouth |
5/6 fl oz | Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth |
1 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
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Review:
Fruity, aromatic and complex. This is one of our favourite sloe gin cocktails.
Variant:
History:
First published in William James "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Bar Book.
SAN FRANCISCO
William Tarling, 1937
1 dash Orange Bitters.
1 dash Angostura Bitters.
1/3 Sloe Gin.
1/3 Martini Sweet Vermouth.
1/3 French Vermouth.
Mix and serve with a cherry.
Nutrition:
One serving of San Francisco (Café Royal) contains 117 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 0.9 standard drinks
- 15.94% alc./vol. (31.88° proof)
- 12.1 grams of pure alcohol
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