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Beverly Hills Hotel Cocktail
Zingy grapefruit sourness balances rich elderflower in this gin-laced cocktail, which you might consider enjoying with your breakfast. That's how they...
Simon Difford
3rd August at 10:00
Thanks, John. I've reduced the elderflower by 1/2 and the grapefruit by 1/4 to rebalance the recipe.
29th August at 22:01
This site needs a way to find the previous recipe before the latest round of "improvements". It's not the first time that one of my favorite cocktails is tampered with, and it annoys me greatly.
I'd suggest to have a "Beverly Hills pre-2026" for people like me who are change-averse.
And with this, I am off to archive.org to find the original recipe...
I'd suggest to have a "Beverly Hills pre-2026" for people like me who are change-averse.
And with this, I am off to archive.org to find the original recipe...
30th August at 08:11
I try to note changes in the history area or in comments, as per my reply to John above. The previous recipe is in the 19th edition of my book as follows:
50ml (1⅔oz) London dry gin
30ml (1oz) Elderflower liqueur
30ml (1oz) Pink grapefruit juice
50ml (1⅔oz) London dry gin
30ml (1oz) Elderflower liqueur
30ml (1oz) Pink grapefruit juice