Hugo Special
3.7 18 ratings
Ingredients
1 slice Orange (fresh)
3 wedge Pineapple (fresh)
1 1/2 oz Gin
3/4 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
How to make
Serve in a nick & nora glass
- 1 MUDDLE orange and pineapple in base of shaker
- 2 Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
History
Light, delicate gin-laced orange and pineapple with subtle, rich, herbal vermouth notes.
Hugo Ensslin's "Recipes for Mixed-Drinks," second edition, published in 1917, includes this recipe. For the Hugo Special: Place 6 slices of orange and 3 slices of pineapple into a mixing glass. Muddle them thoroughly. Add cracked ice, 1 jigger of Gin, and ½ jigger of Italian Vermouth. Shake the mixture vigorously. Strain the contents into a stem glass and serve.
Created by Hugo R. Esslinn