This recipe in Lommebogen and Savoy is designed for 6 people, using glasses for measurements, and so I broke it down to one drink size. The only difference in the books is that Café Royal does not include absinthe in its recipe. This looks like a nice riff on a dry martini, with some orange notes and sweetness to round it out.
The Recipe
- 1 oz. gin
- 1 oz. French vermouth
- .5 oz. grand marnier
- 1 dash absinthe (not in Café Royal)
The Tasting
Mmm, quite nice really. A little on the sweet side with that grand marnier, but not it isn’t cloying, and is really an easy drinker.
This post is part of a series working through some of the cocktails in a Danish bartender’s notebook from the 1930s, Lommebogen.
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