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Personality a la Roy

Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

3.8 10 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Gin
3/4 oz Calvados apple brandy
3/4 oz Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh
1 dash Aromatic bitters
1/3 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare thin apple slice (ideally dehydrated) for garnish.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Float (dehydrated) apple slice for garnish.

Flavour profile

24.3% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 172 calories

History

Roy has a personality beyond its stature, and takes dilution well. An optional splash of chilled water is suggested.

This cocktail is adapted from a recipe found in Harry Craddock's 1930 publication, The Savoy Cocktail Book. The original recipe specified Hercules, a product that is no longer available. Advertisements from that era described Hercules as a "Maté-Wine Apéritif" with an "alcohol strength over 25°." Given its unavailability, another wine-based aperitif has been substituted. PERSONALITY A LA ROY COCKTAIL. 1 Dash Angostura Bitters. ¼ Hercules. ¼ Applejack or Calvados. ½ Dry Gin. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Created by Harry Craddock