Improved Holland Gin Cocktail
Malt-weighted genever carries the nineteenth-century improved-cocktail grammar of sugar, bitters, curaçao, and absinthe without relying on vermouth.
- Glassware
- Cocktail glass
- Strength
- 39% ABVBefore dilution
- Garnish
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- Lemon twist Express the peel oils over the drink and retain the twist.
Ingredients
- Genever 60 ml
- Absinthe 1 dash
- Orange curaçao 1 dash Use a dry orange curaçao.
- Rich simple syrup 3 dashes
- Angostura bitters 2 dashes
Preparation
- Stir all ingredients with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled and diluted.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
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