Tip Top Cocktail

Serve in Coupe glass...
2	fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry
¾	fl oz	Benedictine D.O.M.
2	dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

Comment:

The lemon zest twist is essential to the fine balance of this vermouth (note; no spirit) cocktail.

About:

Recipe adapted from Albert S. Crockett's 1935 'Old Waldorf Bar Days'.

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