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Pompier

Name: Pompier
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Crème de cassis; 60 ml Soda water

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (26)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Crème de cassis liqueur
2 fl oz	Thomas Henry Soda Water

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Highball (max 10oz/300ml)

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a HIGHBALL (MAX 10OZ/300ML) GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon slice wheel.

Method

STIR first 2 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring soda water.

Garnish

Garnish with lemon slice wheel.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Pompier contains 97 calories

Alcohol content:

0.6 standard drinks
7.28% alc./vol. (14.57° proof)
8.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

French for firefighter, Pompier was a popular cocktail in New York during the late 1930s.

Review

Strike the right balance and there's a note reminiscent of cola. A tad too heavy on the cassis or not quite enough dilution and that cola note turns Ribena-like.

Variations/similar cocktails

Paris Midi

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Comments & Discussion

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Annechien Premium Member 7w

This seems very similar to the Paris Midi cocktail

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 7w

Thanks. Almost identical. I've added links between the two under "variations/similar cocktails".

Sandip Gohil 2y

I do a 90ml vermouth/15ml cassis/120ml soda method. You're right it does taste like cola when the proportions are done right.

A very underrated cocktail using simpler spirits/liqueurs

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 4y

This is fantastically delicious!; used La Quintinye and Mathilde Cassis... the above measures fall well short of filling a Collins or highball, so I'd scale up. But, my word, what a treat! (7 May 2022, 3:35p)