Starboard Light
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Starboard Light
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 3⁄4 oz | Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of mint sprigs bouquet pegged to rim.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Looks the part but is one-dimensional with gin-laced cleansing mint and citrus. Perhaps better with the addition of 2.5ml (½ barspoon) sugar and 3 dashes absinthe.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in William James "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Bar Book.
STARBOARD LIGHT
Harry Craddock, 1930
1/2 Dry Gin.
1/4 Lemon Juice.
1/4 Crème de Menthe.
Shake and strain.
Nutrition:
One serving of Starboard Light contains 160 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.2 standard drinks
- 19.01% alc./vol. (19.01° proof)
- 17.1 grams of pure alcohol
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