Garnish:
Lime zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 2 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1/2 fl oz | Fiorente Elderflower liqueur |
| 1/2 fl oz | Chardonnay (Chablis) white wine |
| 1/4 fl oz | Dry vermouth |
Review:
An aromatic, dry blend. Modern bartending convention would suggest that this drink should be stirred. However, it's much better shaken. Go easy with the spray of lime zest oils - this delicate drink is easily overpowered with any more than a fine mist.
Variant:
History:
Left Bank hints at the use of wine in the recipe as the term usually refers to the region below the Gironde Estuary in Bordeaux encompassing the Médoc with St-Julien and Margaux. However, in this case, the name refers to Saint-Germain-des-Prés, a district on the left bank (south) of the River Seine in Paris.
Created in 2006 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room in London for the launch of St-Germain elderflower liqueur, originally using Sauvignon Blanc rather than Chardonnay (but both work well, as indeed does any dry white wine). In 2013, I also reduced the elderflower liqueur from ¾ shot to ½ shot and the vermouth from ½ to a ¼ shot.
Martini cocktail and its evolution
Nutrition:
175 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.8 standard drinks
- 25.35% alc./vol. (50.7° proof)
- 24.7 grams of pure alcohol
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