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Sloe gin comprises such a large part of this cocktail that the style and quality of your sloe gin will dramatically affect the finished cocktail. Choose...
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James Brooke’s Avatar James Brooke
27th February at 18:04
I've found a recipe for a cocktail like this that dates to between 1853 and 1942. These were the years that the Mi-Ho-Loong or Shanghai Volunteer Corps existed. Their cocktail was a quarter of a Gill of Sloe Gin, an eighth of a Gill of dry vermouth and a dash of Orange Bitters.
https://chinarhyming.com/2016/11/03/shanghais-mih-ho-loong-cocktail/
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
28th February at 08:20
Thanks for sharing, James. "Half fill a glass with broken ice and add" suggests the Mee-Ho-Loong was served over cracked ice.
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James Brooke’s Avatar James Brooke
28th February at 09:49
Yes, indeed, a cocktail like the Sloe Gin cocktail in terms of ingredients but not method or proportions.
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