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Fine and Dandy

Citrusy · Classic/vintage

4.0 87 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Gin
3/4 oz Triple sec
1/2 oz Lemon juice
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

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

Flavour profile

23.2% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 169 calories

History

This is a Gin Sour sweetened with orange liqueur. Harry Craddock's original 1930 recipe calls for 1 part lemon, 1 part triple sec, and 2 parts gin. This ratio can result in an overly sour cocktail, depending on the lemons used, so the citrus has been reduced and a touch of sugar added.

Harry Craddock's 1930 publication, The Savoy Cocktail Book, features an adaptation of this drink's recipe. FINE AND DANDY COCKTAIL. ¼ Lemon Juice. ¼ Cointreau. ½ Plymouth Gin. 1 Dash Angostura Bitters. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Created by Harry Craddock