Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

  • Medium strength
  • Slightly tart
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Ingredients

  • 1 2⁄3 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
  • 3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
  • 1⁄12 oz Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
  • 1⁄2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
  • 1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
  • 2 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

Method

Glass:

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1910

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of mint leaf or tip of mint sprig.

Method:

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

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with a mint leaf or float the tip of a mint sprig.

Nutrition:

One serving of Fallen Angel contains 169 calories

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's The Savoy Cocktail Book.

Review:

Gin-laced zesty citrus with subtle freshening mint with aromatic bitters adding depth of flavour and complexity.