Red Lion (Difford's recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 3⁄4 oz Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
- 3⁄4 oz Orange juice
- 1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄12 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
- 1⁄12 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Nick & Nora glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
- RIM glass with sugar (moisten the outside edge with orange juice and dip into sugar).
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
Nutrition:
One serving of Red Lion (Difford's recipe) contains 183 calories
History:
Adapted from Arthur Tarling's 1933 competition-winning Red Lion recipe by yours truly in August 2016.
See: Red Lion cocktail history
Review:
The sophisticated drinker's answer to a gin and juice with dry gin and orange liqueur made all the more fruity with orange juice, lemon juice and pomegranate syrup.
