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Retro Coupe Engraved 7.75oz| 1 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1 fl oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
| 1/2 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/2 fl oz | Raspberry (framboise) sugar syrup |
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How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of skewered raspberry or lime wedge on rim.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Strucchi Dry Vermouth – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
Review:
Rich jammy raspberry brilliantly balances sour lime with gin and vermouth sitting alongside each other as deliciously as ever.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Jacob Abraham Grohusko's 1933 Jack's Bar Manual 5th Edition.
CAMEO KIRBY COCKTAIL
Jacob Abraham Grohusko, Jack's Bar Manual, 1933
50% dry gin
50% dry vermouth
2 teaspoons raspberry syrup
Juice of half a lime
Shake.
This exhumed classic was recommended to us by Jason E. Clapham who told us that the cocktail is eponymously named after a 1923 silent movie directed by John Ford based on a 1908 play by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson.
Nutrition:
One serving of Cameo Kirby contains 147 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 0.9 standard drinks
- 14.51% alc./vol. (29.02° proof)
- 13.1 grams of pure alcohol
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