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On the dry, tart side of bittersweet with hints of freshening zesty grapefruit and dry gin botanicals which cut through heavier vermouth notes. The maraschino...
maybe carve
21st August 2020 at 00:37
It is interesting to find this recipe in the earliest cocktail manual by Sloppy Joe which is available on euvs, for the 1932 season (note: this edition is full of errors, and it is interesting to see the recipes change through subsequent editions).
21st August 2020 at 08:59
Many thanks for bringing the Sloppy Joe manual to my attention. I've added to the history notes above and included a link to EUVS. I've also just remade and tweaked the recipe [21.Aug.20] by reducing each of the vermouths and gin from 30ml to 25ml to lift the influence of both the grapefruit and maraschino.