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Gloom Chaser (Embury)

Name: Gloom Chaser (Embury)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 12.5 ml Dry vermouth; 1.25 ml Grenadine syrup; 2 dash Absinthe

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
⁵⁄₁₂ fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₂₄ fl oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
2 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear

Method

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist (or cherry).
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Gloom Chaser (Embury) contains 153 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
27.08% alc./vol. (54.17° proof)
21.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe David A. Embury's 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.

GLOOM CHASER or GLOOM RAISER
Dry Martini with 2 dashes absinthe and 2 dashes grenadine to each drink. Stir. Compare the International. Another version of the Gloom Chaser consists of a Daiquiri with curaçao substituted for the sugar.
David A. Embury, 1948

Sadly, Embury does not give a recipe for "the International" in his book.

More cocktails by David A. Embury

Review

Grenadine adds a pink-red hue but absinthe ensures this Martini remains dry. Nonetheless, this drink may chase your gloom (blues) away.

AKA: Gloom Raiser

Variations/similar cocktails

Gloom Chaser (Savoy recipe)

Hayman's London Dry Gin 750ml - makes 12.5 cocktails
$33.99 $2.72 per cocktail Hayman's London Dry Gin image

Monin Grenadine Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 599.5 cocktails
$14.99 $0.03 per cocktail Monin Grenadine Syrup (US) image

La Fee Parisienne absinthe 200ml - makes 320 cocktails
$17.99 $0.06 per cocktail La Fee Parisienne absinthe image

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MiRiNaeJM 46w

Less vermouth and more absinthe than the Savoy Special No. 1. I love both, but I like this drier version more.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

This was very good. Key here is the quality of the gin and the grenadine. We make our own grenadine which is not as sweet as commercial products. Love the herbal boost from the absinthe (I love absinthe). I will definity have this again.

Dominic Dirupo 4y

Tried this. Don't think there is enough character here to make it other than a substandard Martini

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