Night Cap (Sloppy Joe's 1935)
Ingredients
- 3⁄4 oz Cognac
- 3⁄4 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 3⁄4 oz White crème de cacao liqueur
- 3⁄4 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s optional
Method
Glass:
Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1910
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of coin-sized orange zest twist..
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and float as garnish.
Nutrition:
One serving of Night Cap (Sloppy Joe's 1935) contains 182 calories
History:
Adapted from a recipe in a 1935 souvenir pamphlet from the famous Sloppy Joe's bar in Havana, Cuba (courtesy of Beachbum Berry's Potions of the Caribbean).
Review:
This sweet 'n' sour, gin and cognac-laced cocktail is perhaps more suited to be enjoyed as an aperitivo, or even with breakfast, than the nightcap the name suggests. Unless you have a very sweet white cacao then the recipe needs the bar spoon of sugar syrup I've added for balance.
