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Classic/vintage · Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

3.8 42 ratings

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Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Gin
3/4 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1/6 oz Orange Curaçao
1 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Method

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist (expressed and discarded) and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

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Flavour profile

26.6% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 161 calories

History

This old guard Sweet Martini, benefiting from a splash of orange curaçao, deserves a place on modern cocktail lists.

This recipe is adapted from Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide. The GUARDS is served in a Cocktail Glass and stirred. It contains 1-3/4 oz gin, 3/4 oz sweet vermouth, and 1/4 oz orange curacao. It is garnished with Orange peel and /or Cherry.