Army & Navy

Serve in a Martini glass...
2	fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
¼	fl oz	Giffard Orgeat Syrup
½	fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

Comment:

Almond and lemon flavoured gin. Subtle, citrusy and dry.

About:

This old classic was originally made to an 8:4:4 formula but we have borrowed this 8:2:1 formula from David A. Embury's 1948 'Fine Art of Mixing Drinks' (he describes the original formulation as "horrible").

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