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Coo-ee Special

Coo-ee Special

3.6 13 ratings

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Ingredients

3/4 oz Gin
3/4 oz Absinthe
3/4 oz Orgeat syrup
3/4 oz Lemon juice
1/2 oz Egg white (pasteurised)
4 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

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Flavour profile

17.2% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 222 calories

History

With generous measures of absinthe and orgeat, this is an attention-seeking cocktail.

This drink first appeared in the 1937 United Kingdom Bartenders' Guild Approved Cocktails book. It is also mentioned in William James "Billy" Tarling's Café Royal Bar Book, published that same year, under "cocktails of which space forbids giving recipes." The name "Cooee" is of indigenous Australian origin. When yelled as a high-pitched call, it can travel long distances. COO-EE SPECIAL. Invented by T. D. Nagle. 25% Gordon's Gin. 25% Absinthe (Pernod Fils). 25% Orgeat Fruit Syrup. 25% fresh Lemon Juice. Shake and strain.

Created by T. D. Nagle