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San Francisco (Café Royal)

After dinner/digestif · Aperitivo/aperitif · Classic/vintage

4.5 198 ratings

Ingredients

5/6 oz Sloe gin liqueur
5/6 oz Dry vermouth
5/6 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1 dash Orange bitters
1 dash Aromatic bitters

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 Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Flavour profile

15.9% alc./vol. · 0.9 standard drinks · 125 calories

History

Fruity, aromatic and complex. This is a favourite sloe gin cocktail, made more appealing by its bijou serve.

This cocktail saw its first publication within William James "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Bar Book. "SAN FRANCISCO 1 dash Orange Bitters. 1 dash Angostura Bitters. 1/3 Sloe Gin. 1/3 Martini Sweet Vermouth. 1/3 French Vermouth. Mix and serve with a cherry."