Name: Efficacious
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Gin; 25 ml Ferro China; 25 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 5 ml Chartreuse Green; 2.5 ml White crème de menthe; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 30 ml Tonic water

Efficacious
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Photographed in a Libbey Highball 9oz

Ingredients:
⁵⁄₆ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
⁵⁄₆ oz	Ferro China Baliva
⁵⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₆ oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
0.08 oz	Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 oz	Thomas Henry Tonic Water

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Highball (max 10oz/300ml) glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Take one per day in the hope it will aid your health, wealth and happiness. OK, its efficacious effect is most likely to benefit the latter at a cost to your wealth and perhaps your health.

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History:

Created in January 2021, amid Covid-19 lockdown, by yours truly using ingredients with a proven or claimed efficaciousness.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Efficacious contains 187 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
16.13% alc./vol. (16.13° proof)
18.2 grams of pure alcohol

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