Roc-A-Coe

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz Lustau East India Solera Cream Sherry
1⁄2 oz Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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

Aromatic and balanced.

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History:

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

ROC-A-COE COCKTAIL.
½ Sherry.
½ Dry Gin.
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass. Add a cherry.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 23.9% alc./vol. (23.9° proof)
  • 21.5 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
18th February at 14:08
I used botanist gin, which was possibly too nuanced here. Might go with something more traditional next time. And Lustau East India solera for the other half since it already incorporates oloroso - was fantastic. Final result was like a perfect martini, verging on Gin & It (of which I am a fan).
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Ian Lessels’ Avatar Ian Lessels
10th September 2022 at 18:02
This is simple but great. Turbocharged sherry. Obvs you need to like sherry. I think a very good sherry is going to be critical here. We used Williams and Humbert "A Winters Tale".
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