Classic Cocktails · Gin Cocktails
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A Prohibition-era equal-parts sour rediscovered in Seattle in the 2000s: herbal, sharp and perfectly balanced.
- Base spirit
- Gin
- Origin
- Detroit Athletic Club, USA
- Period
- c. 1915
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- London dry gin22.5 ml
- Green Chartreuse22.5 ml
- Maraschino liqueur22.5 ml
- Fresh lime juice22.5 ml
- Glass
- Chilled coupe
- Ice
- Served up, no ice
- Garnish
- Brandied cherry (optional)
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Chill a coupe.
- 02
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 03
Shake hard for 10–12 seconds.
- 04
Double strain into the coupe.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Alpine herbs, cherry pit, lime
- Finish
- Herbal and lingering
- Character
- Bright, herbal, intense
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
First recorded at the Detroit Athletic Club around 1915 and printed in Ted Saucier's 'Bottoms Up' (1951). Forgotten for decades, it was revived by Murray Stenson at Seattle's Zig Zag Café in 2004 and became the template for countless equal-parts modern classics such as the Paper Plane.
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