Gin Blossom Martini

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 1⁄2 oz Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
3⁄4 oz Apricot (abricot) eau-de-vie
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Fragrant apricot eau-de-vie nestles alongside piney gin botanicals with faint sweetness from herbal vermouth.

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Variant:

Eddie Brown

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2009 by Julie Reiner at the House Martini for the opening menu of her Clover Club bar in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Blossom Martini contains 218 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 2 standard drinks
  • 24.3% alc./vol. (24.3° proof)
  • 27.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Robert Arnold’s Avatar Robert Arnold
21st April at 17:43
I've got both Remy's Eau de vi, and also an Apricot Liqueur. So I'm contemplating doing a "field mix" as there is no "real" Apricot Eau de vi in the region. Any suggestions as to a blend? Barspoon Liqueur and the rest, the straight Eau de vi? Something like that?
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Melissa Demian’s Avatar Melissa Demian
2nd April at 21:17
Like other commenters, I had no apricot eau de vie to hand, but I did have plum (go figure), and I submit that this is a better substitution than either apple or pear eaux de vie. Botanically much closer to apricots of course, and with the same combination of floral fruitiness and astringency. In any case the result is wonderful.
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Andre Derailleur’s Avatar Andre Derailleur
31st May 2024 at 09:00
A fantastic martini. Used a Hungarian apricot eau de vie. So many different botanicals in the mix. Very fragrant. I like a martini with just a touch of sweetness and this is just perfect.
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Zachary Taylor’s Avatar Zachary Taylor
17th March 2024 at 04:41
Delicious. Perfect balance. I use Plymouth, Dolin blanc, Blume Marillen, Regan’s. A touch heavier on the gin.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
7th October 2023 at 00:14
Just got a bottle of Laird's Jersey Lightning Apple Brandy (eau-de-vie) at 100 proof. Used instead of the Apricot eau-de-vie. Turned out great. Not as floral, but the hint of the apple was interesting.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
20th June 2023 at 00:36
Great cocktail. Eau-de-vie helps keep the sweetness down. The herbal flavours of the gin and vermouth shine through with a hint of fruit.
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molly haselhorst’s Avatar molly haselhorst
25th May 2023 at 20:39
I didn’t have the apricot eau de vie so I used St George’s Pear Brandy (which is clear and 40 percent alcohol). Very tasty. I’ll definitely try the recipe as written when I get the apricot
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Peter Shaw’s Avatar Peter Shaw
21st November 2022 at 09:17
But, to keep it cold, better to have 30,30,15ml (and maybe have a second after an appropriate interval?) rather than have this volume of martini warming up.
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Peter Shaw’s Avatar Peter Shaw
9th October 2022 at 05:11
And, thanks to a trip to Tamborine Mountain Distillery, I have now made the proper recipe and the Apricot Eau-de-vie is nicely balanced by the Blanc vermouth.
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Peter Shaw’s Avatar Peter Shaw
16th September 2022 at 07:58
For those (like me) who don't have Apricot eau de vie, I don't recommend substituting with Apricot Brandy liqueur (25%) but I tried it out with Poire William (40%) instead - as I am sure this is closer to what is intended - and this was pretty good; good enough for me to renew my attempts to access some proper Apricot eau de vie.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
16th September 2022 at 09:22
Agreed, Peter. Poire Willian eau-de-vie is a much closer substitution.
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