Name: Bronx (Difford's)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 22.5 ml Orange juice; 15 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 1 dash Orange bitters

Bronx (Difford's)
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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1910

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
³⁄₄ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino), Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

The challenge, and indeed the opportunity, with the Bronx is to strike the perfect balance between the botanical flavours of the gin, vermouths and zesty fresh orange. Classically, where the vermouths are concerned that's between rosso (sweet) and dry vermouth. However, I find it better with bianco in place of dry vermouth. If you prefer a less orangy, more punchy Bronx, then you may prefer to cut the orange juice back to 15ml( ½oz).

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Variant:

Bloody Bronx - with blood orange juice
Golden Bronx - with egg yolk
Improved Bronx - with mandarin juice
Silver Bronx - with egg white
Luigi Bronx - with tangerine juice, triple sec, and grenadine
Income Tax cocktail - with two dashes aromatic bitters
Satan's Whiskers Straight - with cognac orange liqueur

History:

An interpretation of the classic Bronx recipe using bianco vermouth in place of dry vermouth, by yours truly in January 2023.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Bronx (Difford's) contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.19% alc./vol. (34.39° proof)
18.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley

11th December at 13:27

An enigmatic cocktail, complex and subtle. For us, it was a bit scattered straight out of the shaker. So our humble advice is to just let it rest a minute or two after pouring and allow the drop in temperature to bring everything into a lovely balance.

Mike Beatty

11th December at 02:56

Made with Bombay… maybe I don’t like Bombay.

Simon Difford

11th December at 06:51

Too much spice in Bombay Sapphire, but I do like Bombay Original.

Gaspar Genaro

23rd July at 06:58

One of the best cocktails ever created — elegant without being pretentious or prohibitive. All the variations I've tried are also excellent.

Frank Caiafa

13th April 2024 at 19:26

Hi Simon,
I've found that the addition of orange bitters adds the spine that it lacks without it. Also, in lieu of Blanc Vermouth as a Dry substitute, I've found that something off-center like Cocchi Americano fills that hole nicely as well (though I'd pull back on the bitters in that case).
All best,
Frank

Simon Difford

14th April 2024 at 07:13

Thanks, Frank. I agree.

Sean Baron

30th August 2023 at 20:13

What would you call a variant using clementine juice?

Simon Difford

31st August 2023 at 08:55

"Clementines are the smallest type of mandarin orange" so it would be an Improved Bronx.

Chris Brislawn

5th February 2023 at 04:07

Used Dolin Blanc with Dolin Rosso and it worked well. Agree with others that a blanc/bianco works better in a Bronx than a dry white; good call, Simon! Also added a dash of Fee Bros. orange bitters with the Angostura orange, which ups the orangeness.

John Hinojos

24th January 2023 at 01:18

This was excellent. The gin and vermouth works perfectly with the orange. Does have a wonderful herbal taste with the softening of the orange. Just the correct amount of sweetness.