Name: Joy Division
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 30 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Triple sec; 3 dash Absinthe

Joy Division
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₂ oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
3 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange (or lemon) zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange (or lemon) zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A 2:1 Dry Martini with a slug of triple sec and dashes of absinthe contributing zesty orange and subtle aniseed respectively.

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History:

Recipe created in 2008 by Phil Ward at Death & Co., New York, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Joy Division contains 206 calories

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
27.32% alc./vol. (27.32° proof)
28.9 grams of pure alcohol

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mregisterfl

24th May at 01:07

The Botanist, Carpano Dry, La Clandestine absinthe, Cointreau. Delicious! A nice break from the usual Martini.

Andrew Anderson

9th May at 15:00

Selected by Dave for Championship Manager episode of Cocktail Mode (Retro Games/Cocktails/Banter) - This is a fantastic find. It feels related to the Corpse Reviver No2 which, as the greatest cocktail ever invented, is no bad thing!

John CARR

20th August 2024 at 13:17

On a whim swapped the triple sec for italicus at double quantity, one dash orange bitters and lemon twist. Not bad.

John CARR

20th August 2024 at 14:15

And then mad properly to spec. Wonderfully subtle herbal and citrus flavours. A new favourite I suspect! Needs a light touch with absinthe.

William Smith

19th April 2024 at 01:24

I made it with Uncle Val's Botanical, Dolin, Cointreau, Grande Absente. Quite interesting and very good, though next time I will use a different gin--Val's tends to overpower.

Might dial the Cointreau back, also.

Zachary Taylor

10th August 2023 at 01:28

This is such a great drink. I use Plymouth and Noilly Prat extra dry.

Stephen Murray

27th July 2023 at 15:45

Too strong for my friend (he may work on a building site but he's a martini wuss) so I added two dashes of orange bitters and miraculously made it palatable for him. And I must admit, it added a delicious dimension to this fav of mine.

Cameron Carter

22nd August 2022 at 23:15

What a great cocktail! Really enjoyed this one. Made it a second time w/ Dolin (dry) vermouth and enjoyed it even more. 4:2:1 ratio perfect and the absinthe does not overpower.

John Hinojos

20th August 2022 at 00:14

Perfect aperitif. Light hint of orange and the wonderful flavour of absinthe. Gin and vermouth helps make this nicely dry. Great variation of a martini. On my favourites.