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The Astor
Gin-laced rich berry fruit freshened with lime and mint. Enjoy as a satisfying palate cleanser before or after a meal
John CARR
8th May at 14:22
Classy and sophisticated. Ran short on the sloe gin, topped up with lingonberry liqueur and a dash of Luxardo; look forward to retrying when restocked. Giffard mente pastille. Delicious and could happily increase serve by 50% for me. If you like the vintage flavour bombs (Last Word, Aviation, Corpse reviver no.2 etc) you should like this.
25th July 2024 at 15:07
For those a bit leary of creme de menthe, as we are, Acqua Bianca works a treat.
25th July 2024 at 15:34
One might even want to go as far as 15ml with the Acqua Bianca. Cheers.
17th February 2024 at 19:55
Absolutely fine with green crème de menthe if that’s what you have
14th January 2024 at 19:57
I think the comparison with lemonade and toothpaste below is unfair! I made this with Plymouth Gin, Volare White Crème de Menthe and my niece's homemade Sloe Gin which, after a good 4+ year sitting has acquired a very slightly viscous consistency and depth of flavour. The mint liqueur adds a satisfying background 'sting' and coolness. Important not to use too much of it!
2nd July 2023 at 07:00
Isn't this basically the same recipe as "Astor Punch" on page 106 of Jacques Straub's 1913 Manual of Mixed Drinks?
2nd July 2023 at 08:12
Thanks, Henry. It is indeed. I've added Staub's recipe above.
20th February 2022 at 09:50
I made this last night with Tempus Fugit creme de menthe and the some very nice home made sloe gin. Delicious.
5th February 2022 at 22:10
Wow! No... Again, I'm probably using bad brands (De Kuyper creme de menthe, Gordon's, Hayman's Sloe Gin), but this tasted like Sprite and toothpaste (more the latter)... Clearly, I need to regroup and get quality products. Yuck. (5 Feb 2022, 5:10p)
22nd February 2023 at 16:05
I used giffards creme de menthe, homemade sloe gin and Bombay sapphire.
I haven’t had a good time with de kuyper at all. The only one that I liked was their blue curaçao. But that’s just because it’s supposed to be artificial and the flavour is just orange.
I used Gordon’s as the base for the homemade sloe gin, but for a drinking gin, you wanna bump up the quality. If you don’t like it in a gin and tonic, you won’t like it in a cocktail.
I haven’t had a good time with de kuyper at all. The only one that I liked was their blue curaçao. But that’s just because it’s supposed to be artificial and the flavour is just orange.
I used Gordon’s as the base for the homemade sloe gin, but for a drinking gin, you wanna bump up the quality. If you don’t like it in a gin and tonic, you won’t like it in a cocktail.