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Dot (1937 Café Royal)

Nightcap/sipping · Spirit-forward

3.9 18 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Gin
1/2 oz Fino sherry
1/2 oz Apricot liqueur
1/4 oz Orange Curaçao

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

25.8% alc./vol. · 1.2 standard drinks

History

Apricot and gin define this spirit-forward late-night sipper.

This cocktail is based on a recipe found in W. J. Tarling's 1937 book, The Café Royal Cocktail Book. The recipe itself is credited to "G. Matthews". DOT Invented by G. Matthews ½ Booth's Dry Gin. ¼ Dry Sherry. 1/8 Bols White Curaçao, Dry. 1/8 Apricot Syrup. Shake

Created by G. Matthews