The wife and I are now fans of cocktails circa late 1800s and early 1900s cocktails. For this one we use Beefeater gin and Rothman & Winter Creme de Violette. It's a beautiful drink in appearance.
1 1/2 oz. Gin
3/4 oz. dry vermouth
1/4 oz. Creme de Violette
2 dashes Absinthe
2 dashes Orange bitters
You can leave out the Absinthe and still enjoy.
Combine ingredients into a mixing glass and stirl with ice for about 20 seconds, strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Here is cocktail aficionado Robert Hess demonstrating the newer version of the original recipe as above:
http://smallscreennetwork.com/video/...rit_attention/
If you have difficulty obtaining Creme de Violette, Hi-Time Wine is a great source for mail order spirits and even with shipping may beat your local store quite a bit.
Cheers!
1 1/2 oz. Gin
3/4 oz. dry vermouth
1/4 oz. Creme de Violette
2 dashes Absinthe
2 dashes Orange bitters
You can leave out the Absinthe and still enjoy.
Combine ingredients into a mixing glass and stirl with ice for about 20 seconds, strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Here is cocktail aficionado Robert Hess demonstrating the newer version of the original recipe as above:
http://smallscreennetwork.com/video/...rit_attention/
If you have difficulty obtaining Creme de Violette, Hi-Time Wine is a great source for mail order spirits and even with shipping may beat your local store quite a bit.
Cheers!
