No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Derby Cocktail
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 5 fresh | Mint leaves |
| 2 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 2 dash | Fee Brothers Peach Bitters |
| 1⁄12 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix (optional) |
| 1⁄3 fl oz | Chilled water/mineral water (optional) |
Garnish: Mint leaf (float or peg/stick to rim)
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Martini glass
Method:
Lightly MUDDLE mint (just to bruise) in base of stirring glass. Add other ingredients, STIR with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Alcohol content:
We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:
- 19.5 grams of pure alcohol
History
Adapted from Harry MacElhone's 1926 Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails where Harry credits this cocktail to "E. G. de Gastreaux of Canal and Vine Streets, Cincinnati, 1903." Harry also says to "Serve with an olive" but this this accoutrement is omitted when the Derby Cocktail later reappears in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Review
This Martini-style classic was originally devoid of sugar syrup but the hint of sweetness mellows the gin and balances the bitters. Alternatively, use Old Tom gin and omit sugar. The splash of chilled water in our recipe helps open and stretch this cocktail.
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Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
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