Name: Bloomsbury Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 15 ml Licor 43; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 2 dash Creole bitters

Bloomsbury Martini
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Glass:

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Licor 43 Original liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This pinky/rusty drink benefits from a good long stir but the result is an aromatic, medium dry, spicy vanilla Martini.

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History:

Adapted from a drink created in 2003 by Robert Hess and published on DrinkBoy.com

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Nutrition:

One serving of Bloomsbury Martini contains 186 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
28.08% alc./vol. (56.16° proof)
25.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Martin Schwartz

19th June 2025 at 16:48

Right now I’m using Bombay Dry which has a lower abv than most London Dry gins. I find that increasing the ratio of gin (in this case 3: .5: .5) makes it a little less sweet and to me, more palatable.

Jeremy Harrold

14th December 2024 at 17:14

It looks nice and my partner liked it but it didn’t quite work for me. A clash of the herbal elements and vanilla for me…

John CARR

4th November 2024 at 12:48

Better than I expected. My first outing for licor 43, and not a bad one! Enjoyable balance of the herbal, spicy, sweet and bitter elements.

John CARR

4th November 2024 at 12:51

The apricot blush colour is really very pretty. I used Sipsmith gin, but would consider going with something less juniper forward next time.

roc nathan

15th August 2022 at 20:04

Not an obvious combo, but works amazingly well. Definitely on my radar now.

Patrick Valentino

25th May 2022 at 15:26

A great drink. I am elevating it to regular status!

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson

14th May 2022 at 16:55

Brilliant! Got me wondering how many other gin+peychaud combos there are...

Simon Difford

15th May 2022 at 08:41

Our Cocktail Finder is presently showing 19 cocktails with both gin and Peychaud’s bitters. Perhaps try a Darkside of a Merry Widow(er).

Carol Smith

10th March 2022 at 01:25

My go-to aperitif liqueur is Licor 43 AND I really only like martini-adjacent cocktails that have a bit of liqueur (e.g., Apricot; Alaska). So - unsurprisingly, this is a new hit. Thought I overdid the Peychauds given the color, but nah - delightful and quaffable. The martini-loving husband agrees.

Morten Carlsbaek

9th March 2022 at 15:25

great cocktail - though do prefer little less gin and a bit more dry vermouth

Shannon Burns

20th February 2022 at 23:56

I am a gin drinker, and made this with Citadelle (No Rutte's where I live). Not surprisingly, it is gin-forward, but the Licor 43 lingers pleasantly on the palate. I might try increasing Licor marginally, as the Vermouth does poke its nose in with confidence.

Martin Schwartz

13th October 2021 at 15:31

Nice change of pace when I want something not as dry as a martini. Boodles (45.2% abv) is a good gin for this drink (or any other, for that matter).

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