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Absolute Gangster

Contemporary classic

4.2 45 ratings

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Ingredients

2 oz Vodka
5/12 oz Aromatized wine
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
4 drop Abbott's bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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Flavour profile

26.6% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 166 calories

History

Just four drops of Abbotts Bitters are vital in this complex, delicately sweetened vodka cocktail.

Ricardo Dynan, the global brand ambassador for Absolut vodka, created this adaptation in 2016. The name is a direct nod to the cocktail's original foundation being Absolut vodka.

Created by Ricardo Dynan