Old Acquaintance
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 3⁄4 oz Pink grapefruit juice
- 1⁄2 oz Italian red bitter liqueur
- 1⁄2 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.
Nutrition:
One serving of Old Acquaintance contains 195 calories
History:
Adapted from a recipe by Henrik Buus Larsen, which in turn is a riff on the Old Friend cocktail.
Review:
Dry, bitter, very refreshing and mouth-puckering with grapefruit and gin bittered and coloured by red Italian bitters.
