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Performance Automobile

Herbal · Nightcap/sipping · Spirit-forward

4.2 9 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Sage gin
1 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1/3 oz Bénédictine D.O.M.
1/6 oz Scotch whisky
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 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

25.2% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 194 calories

History

Sage-forward gin highlights this herbal, subtly bittersweet cocktail, perfect for late nights.

A promotional postcard for the cocktail described it as, "An Automobile Cocktail, a glass of gasoline with a nut in it." The folk at Engine Gin based their version on Frank Meier's 1936 book, The Artistry of Mixing Drinks, as there are multiple versions of the Automobile. They included "a typical Ibiza liquor which we also soaked our bolt," but as it is not widely distributed, Bénédictine D.O.M. has been substituted. AUTOMOBILE In mixing-glass: a dash or Orange Bitters, one-third each of Italian Vermouth, Gin & Scotch Whisky; stir well and serve.