Bald Head

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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Ingredients:
2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist (discarded) & stuffed Fragata Green Olive.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

This could also be termed a "Perfect Martini" and it could be argued that bald is a perfect hairstyle – at least for us baldies.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in David A. Embury's 1948 Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bald Head contains 173 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 26.09% alc./vol. (26.09° proof)
  • 23.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Helge Syversen’s Avatar Helge Syversen
11th December 2021 at 21:23
Stick to Hendriks or choose an old Tom Gin to avoid "drinking a spruce tree"
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