Barnum Was Right

Name: Barnum Was Right
Ingredients: 2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin; 1 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur; 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice; 1⁄4 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice; 3 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters; 3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s optional

Robust
Slightly tart

Ingredients

2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
1 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
3 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s optional

Method

Glassware:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Nutrition:

One serving of Barnum Was Right contains 200 calories

History:

Named for Barnum Was Right, a 1929 American comedy film released with sounds and also as a silent version for theatres not wired for sound. Only the silent version serves.

Adapted from a recipe in Crosby Gaige's 1941 Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide & Ladies' Companion.