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Old Etonian

Martini-style

4.2 21 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Gin
1 1/2 oz Aromatized wine
1/6 oz Crème de noyau
2 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

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

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE 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

21.4% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 175 calories

History

This Wet Martini-style drink is a Fairbanks No.2 variant, using Lillet instead of dry vermouth.

The Old Etonian Cocktail is featured in Harry Craddock's 1930 book, The Savoy Cocktail Book. The recipe calls for: 2 Dashes Orange Bitters. 2 Dashes Crème de Moyau. ½ London Gin. ½ Kina Lillet. It is prepared by shaking the ingredients well and then straining them into a cocktail glass, finished with a squeeze of orange peel on top.