Garnish:
Lemon zest twist
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
1 1/2 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
1 1/2 fl oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
1/3 fl oz | Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur |
1 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
1 dash | Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters |
Review:
Gin laced, dry and aromatic with faint herbal and aniseed.
Variant:
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
MERRY WIDOW COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
2 Dashes Absinthe.
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters.
2 Dashes Bénédictine.
½ French Vermouth.
½ Dry Gin.
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass. Twist lemon peel on top.
Nutrition:
182 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.9 standard drinks
- 26.09% alc./vol. (52.18° proof)
- 26.3 grams of pure alcohol
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