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Holland House (Craddock's London dry gin-based)
Without the optional addition of sugar syrup, this cocktail is very dry. Even with sugar, this cocktail is on the dry side and makes for a great aperitivo
Sally Morgan
25th August 2024 at 20:03
I prefer it without the sugar syrup so you can fully appreciate the complexity of the different flavours riffing off each other
8th April 2024 at 12:31
Revisiting. A bright, fresh no-nonsense classic. I can taste the gin, I can taste the vermouth, I can taste the pineapple and lemon. Slightly sweet from the Luxardo. Wonderful.
16th February 2024 at 11:14
Distinctly dry but very delicious. Brilliant as an aperitif, although the drinker will have to like dry vermouth. I used good old Bombay sapphire and thought its sweetness worked well.
11th May 2023 at 12:43
Very, very, very, very dry. The dry vermouth takes centre stage with gin and Maraschino following. The pineapple is a mere hum. Definitely for the truly discerning drinker. Give it to someone who's 'generic', and they'd hate it.
18th February 2023 at 18:39
This did just not work for me. I found the combination of flavours too sour and spirit-forward.
18th January 2022 at 01:11
Great aperitif. Had this to commemorate the start of Prohibition in the US. As the Holland House was the bar Craddock worked on that last day, decided on this. It is nicely dry with a slight hint of pineapple. Would recommend.