Maiden's Prayer

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄3 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
5⁄6 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
1 oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Fresh, zesty orange with a pleasing touch of alcohol.

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Variant:

Between The Sheets

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

MAIDEN'S PRAYER COCKTAIL. (N0. 1.)
1/8 Orange Juice.
1/8 Lemon Juice.
3/8 Cointreau.
3/8 Dry Gin.
SHAKE well and strain into cocktail glass.

MAIDEN'S PRAYER COCKTAIL. (N0. 2.)
1/3 Kina Lillet.
1/3 Dry Gin.
1/6 Calvados.
1/6 Pricota.
SHAKE well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930
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Nutrition:

One serving of Maiden's Prayer contains 161 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 18.54% alc./vol. (18.54° proof)
  • 19.5 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
13th February at 12:08
The specs above yield a slightly more dynamic version of a Screwdriver. I shifted the measures to 25 ml orange (Cara Cara) and 15 ml lemon and that electrified the drink more to my taste. Orange juice is bland af, so this is essentially a vehicle to deliver OJ. I think my changes will change the brunch world.
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Jose Cruz’s Avatar Jose Cruz
2nd December 2022 at 05:05
This was the first drink i almost could not finish. i fixed it by adding 30 ml OJ and 20 Ml agave syrup. 10/10 would fix again :D
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