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Hoopla

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (36)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
1 fl oz Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
3/4 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
3/4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Hoopla contains 173 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 17.19% alc./vol. (34.38° proof)
  • 22.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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History

A riff on the Hoop La! Cocktail recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. The same book also features two other cocktails with the exact same recipe: the Frank Sullivan Cocktail and Odd McIntyre Cocktail.

HOOP LA! COCKTAIL.
¼ Glass Lemon Juice.
¼ Glass Kina Lillet.
¼ Glass Cointreau.
¼ Glass Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930


Review

Not far removed from a Sidecar.

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Comments & Discussion

Dutch Courage
It’s nice, with ingredients I all like. It just isn’t greater than the sum of its parts. It just misses that wonderful alchemy of exciting cocktails.
score: 2