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Turf Club (1895, George Kappeler)

Aperitivo/aperitif · Classic/vintage

4.4 26 ratings

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Ingredients

2 oz Old Tom gin
3 dash Orange bitters
1 dash Absinthe
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/3 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

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

Method

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

Garnish

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

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26.2% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 143 calories

History

A Martini variation without vermouth, sweetened with sugar and balanced by ample bitters.

This cocktail is adapted from George J. Kappeler's 1895 book, Modern American Drinks, and is called the Turf Cocktail. The original recipe calls for one dash of Angostura bitters, three dashes of orange bitters, and one jigger of Tom gin, to be mixed in a glass with half-fine ice. It should then be strained into a cocktail glass and garnished with a piece of twisted lemon peel.

Created by George Kappeler