Bloomsbury Martini

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (63 ratings)

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
12 oz Licor 43 Original liqueur
12 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
2 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Review:

This pinky/rusty drink benefits from a good long stir but the result is an aromatic, medium dry, spicy vanilla Martini.

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History:

Adapted from a drink created in 2003 by Robert Hess and published on DrinkBoy.com

Nutrition:

One serving of Bloomsbury Martini contains 186 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 28.05% alc./vol. (28.05° proof)
  • 25.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Martin Schwartz’s Avatar Martin Schwartz
19th June at 16:48
Right now I’m using Bombay Dry which has a lower abv than most London Dry gins. I find that increasing the ratio of gin (in this case 3: .5: .5) makes it a little less sweet and to me, more palatable.
Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
14th December 2024 at 17:14
It looks nice and my partner liked it but it didn’t quite work for me. A clash of the herbal elements and vanilla for me…
John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
4th November 2024 at 12:48
Better than I expected. My first outing for licor 43, and not a bad one! Enjoyable balance of the herbal, spicy, sweet and bitter elements.
John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
4th November 2024 at 12:51
The apricot blush colour is really very pretty. I used Sipsmith gin, but would consider going with something less juniper forward next time.
roc nathan’s Avatar roc nathan
15th August 2022 at 20:04
Not an obvious combo, but works amazingly well. Definitely on my radar now.
Patrick Valentino’s Avatar Patrick Valentino
25th May 2022 at 15:26
A great drink. I am elevating it to regular status!
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson’s Avatar Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
14th May 2022 at 16:55
Brilliant! Got me wondering how many other gin+peychaud combos there are...
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
15th May 2022 at 08:41
Our Cocktail Finder is presently showing 19 cocktails with both gin and Peychaud’s bitters. Perhaps try a Darkside of a Merry Widow(er).
Carol Smith’s Avatar Carol Smith
10th March 2022 at 01:25
My go-to aperitif liqueur is Licor 43 AND I really only like martini-adjacent cocktails that have a bit of liqueur (e.g., Apricot; Alaska). So - unsurprisingly, this is a new hit. Thought I overdid the Peychauds given the color, but nah - delightful and quaffable. The martini-loving husband agrees.
Morten Carlsbaek’s Avatar Morten Carlsbaek
9th March 2022 at 15:25
great cocktail - though do prefer little less gin and a bit more dry vermouth
Shannon Burns’ Avatar Shannon Burns
20th February 2022 at 23:56
I am a gin drinker, and made this with Citadelle (No Rutte's where I live). Not surprisingly, it is gin-forward, but the Licor 43 lingers pleasantly on the palate. I might try increasing Licor marginally, as the Vermouth does poke its nose in with confidence.
Martin Schwartz’s Avatar Martin Schwartz
13th October 2021 at 15:31
Nice change of pace when I want something not as dry as a martini. Boodles (45.2% abv) is a good gin for this drink (or any other, for that matter).