Banker's Lunch

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (119 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Ketel One Vodka
12 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
12 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
1 12 oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

I also tried this fruity vodka-based aperitivo with orange curaçao but it works better with triple sec.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2016 by Eric Alperin at The Varnish in Los Angeles, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Banker's Lunch contains 170 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 16.36% alc./vol. (16.36° proof)
  • 19.6 grams of pure alcohol

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1st May at 17:29
Any thought on trying this with Ruby Red Grapefruit instead of pink?
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
30th May 2024 at 00:28
Decided to try this using Pamplemousse liqueur instead of the Triple Sec. It was great. A little on the sour side, so others may want to add a small amount of simple syrup.
Strong grapefruit flavours with herbal hints from the vermouth.
Monkey Beng’s Avatar Monkey Beng
9th May 2024 at 17:38
It looks like a Pompanski Martini.
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
9th May 2024 at 18:29
That's a great observation. I've added a link to the Pompanski Martini above.
Sally Morgan’s Avatar Sally Morgan
25th March 2023 at 20:56
Beautifully balanced (balances the books?)
Artur Buchhorn’s Avatar Artur Buchhorn
15th June 2022 at 14:27
Can you do this with lemon or lime juice instead?
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
20th June 2022 at 12:23
Both lemon and lime are more acidic than grapefruit so you need a lot less. Would produce a very different cocktail.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
30th March 2022 at 00:22
This is a perfect afternoon or before-dinner cocktail. Wonderfully fruity, but still dry. Great hints on grapefruit.