Bald Head

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (20)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1⁄2 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Method

  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.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Bald Head contains 173 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 26.09% alc./vol. (52.18° proof)
  • 23.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

History

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

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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Comments & Discussion

Helge Syversen
Stick to Hendriks or choose an old Tom Gin to avoid "drinking a spruce tree"
score: 2

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$2.72 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

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* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.