# Casino

An Old Tom gin sour sharpened with maraschino, lemon, and orange bitters.

Strength: 32% ABV

## Ingredients

- 40 ml [Old Tom gin](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/old-tom-gin.md)
- 10 ml [Luxardo Maraschino](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/luxardo-maraschino.md)
- 10 ml [Fresh lemon juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lemon-juice.md)
- 2 dashes [Orange bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/orange-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Rocks glass

## Garnish

- Lemon zest
- Maraschino cherry

## Method

1. Shake all the ingredients well with ice.
2. Strain into a chilled rocks glass over ice.

## Related drinks

- [Aviation](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/aviation.md): A floral gin sour with maraschino, lemon, and the violet hue of crème de violette.
- [Tuxedo](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/tuxedo.md): Old Tom gin and vermouth accented with maraschino, absinthe, and bitters.
- [Last Word](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/last-word.md): An equal-parts gin sour combining herbal green Chartreuse and maraschino with sharp lime.
- [Final Ward](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/final-ward.md): An equal-parts rye variation on the Last Word, with Green Chartreuse, maraschino, and lemon.
- [Yale Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/yale-cocktail.md): Old Tom gin, two bitters, lemon oil, and a small soda charge preserve the original 1895 Yale as a brisk pre-Martini cocktail rather than a later blue namesake.
- [Oh, My Word!](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/oh-my-word.md): Sother Teague rebuilds the Last Word without citrus, stirring Old Tom gin, Montenegro, Chartreuse, maraschino, and orange bitters into a lush herbal nightcap.
- [Brandy Crusta](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/brandy-crusta.md): A brandy sour with maraschino, curaçao, bitters, a sugar-crusted rim, and a long citrus peel.
- [Turf Club](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/turf-club.md): Dry gin and vermouth become unusually dimensional under measured accents of maraschino, absinthe, and orange bitters, placing this turn-of-the-century Martini relative beside but not inside the Tuxedo family.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/casino
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/casino-540931f8.webp
- Recipe source: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/casino/