Royal Toast

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (52 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Ketel One Vodka
34 oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
1 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
× 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 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Rich cherry liqueur flavours are balanced by dry vermouth and lifted by vodka.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe "by W. E. Edwards" in the 1937 United Kingdom Bartender' Guild Approved Cocktails.

ROYAL TOAST.
Invented by W. E. Edwards.
33⅓% Vodka.
33⅓% Cherry Brandy.
33⅓% French Vermouth (Noilly Prat).
Mix.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Nutrition:

One serving of Royal Toast contains 213 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 23.26% alc./vol. (23.26° proof)
  • 22.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Stuart Davies’ Avatar Stuart Davies
3rd December 2021 at 16:59
Lovely. I added 1.25ml of maraschino syrup.
22nd April 2021 at 17:22
Toast to the Queen
Lovely cocktail
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
22nd April 2021 at 00:01
Wonderful cocktail. Toasted the Queen on her birthday.