Name: Army & Navy
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 15 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 12.5 ml Orgeat (almond) syrup; 1 Angostura or other aromatic bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

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

2 fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
1/2 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
5/12 fl oz	Giffard Orgeat Syrup
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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Review:

Almond and lemon flavoured gin. Subtle, citrusy and (despite generous orgeat) dry.

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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History:

This old classic was originally made to an 8:4:4 formula, but in his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks David A. Embury's opts for an 8:2:1 formula, describing the original formulation as "horrible". I've ended up with a 24:6:5 formula in the quest for balance and deliciousness. Not nearly as simple but tastier!

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