London Cocktail

Name: London Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin; 1⁄12 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'; 1⁄4 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice; 3 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe; 3 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura

Potent
Slightly tart

Ingredients

2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
1⁄12 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
1⁄4 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
3 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
3 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura

Method

Glassware:

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method:

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

Garnish:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of London Cocktail contains 145 calories

History:

Adapted from a recipe in the 1922 book Cocktails: How to Mix Them by Robert Vermeire who worked at London's Embassy Club. The title page confirms this, saying "By Robert of the Embassy Club" and the book was published in London by Hebert Jenkins Limited.