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Sloe Gin Cocktail

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Sloe Gin Cocktail image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Hayman's Sloe Gin liqueur
1⁄4 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Sloe Gin Cocktail contains 148 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 19.78% alc./vol. (39.57° proof)
  • 13.4 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe in Stan Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Bar Guide.

Review

Sloe gin comprises such a large part of this cocktail that the style and quality of your sloe gin will dramatically affect the finished cocktail. Choose well and this is a delicious, well-balanced, wintery cocktail.

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Comments & Discussion

James Brooke Premium Member
I've found a recipe for a cocktail like this that dates to between 1853 and 1942. These were the years that the Mi-Ho-Loong or Shanghai Volunteer Corps existed. Their cocktail was a quarter of a Gill of Sloe Gin, an eighth of a Gill of dry vermouth and a dash of Orange Bitters.
https://chinarhyming.com/2016/11/03/shanghais-mih-ho-loong-cocktail/
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Thanks for sharing, James. "Half fill a glass with broken ice and add" suggests the Mee-Ho-Loong was served over cracked ice.
score: 0
James Brooke Premium Member
Yes, indeed, a cocktail like the Sloe Gin cocktail in terms of ingredients but not method or proportions.
score: 1
michael Monaco
I liked this one. I used the Hayman's sloe gin and Chazalettes Extra Dry Vermouth. Another time, I swapped the Hayman's for Ha'Penny rhubarb gin. It was ok, but I preferred it with the Hayman's....the extra dry vermouth needs a sweeter gin perhaps. I am no expert...
score: 1
Doris Magnus
enjoyable cocktail.
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
Very interesting cocktail. We had it before dinner, but it would also work wonderfully after-dinner. It has a similar taste of port.
score: 3
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Used Hayman's Sloe Gin and Noilly Prat Dry. The recipe I settled on wavered between a 4:1 and 5:1 ratio. Yes, the brands will dictate and fluctuate many factors here. The 8:1 specs with my products had too little vermouth in play. I think I prefer the 4:1, and I used Regan's No. 6 orange bitters.
score: 1

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