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Rose (French style) No. 2

Fruity (e.g. Pornstar Martini) · Nightcap/sipping · Spirit-forward

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Ingredients

1 oz Gin
1/2 oz Kirschwasser
1/2 oz Cherry brandy

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA 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

29.4% alc./vol. · 1.3 standard drinks

History

The proportions have been reduced by one-third; less is more with richly flavoured spirituous cocktails.

This drink is based on a 2025 creation by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails, which itself was adapted from a recipe found in William "Cocktail Bill" Boothby's 1930 book, Swallows : World's Drinks And How To Mix Them. ROSE Gin . . . . . . . . ½ jigger Kirschwasser . . . . . . . . ¼ jigger Cherry Brandy . . . . . . . . ¼ jigger This is to be stirred with ice, then strained into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a Maraschino cherry and a twist of lemon peel over the top before serving. ROSE COCKTAIL. (FRENCH STYLE No. 2) ¼ Cherry Brandy. ¼ Kirsch. ½ Dry Gin. Stir this mixture well and strain it into a cocktail glass.

Created by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails