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Soixante-Quinze

Classic/vintage

3.8 13 ratings

Ingredients

2/3 oz Gin
2/3 oz Applejack brandy
1/3 oz Grenadine syrup
1/6 oz Lemon juice
1/2 oz Chilled water

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 lemon zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

50.0% alc./vol. · 1 standard drink · 118 calories

History

This 1915 recipe calls for equal parts gin, applejack, and grenadine, with a smaller amount of lemon juice. The proportions of 1/3 for each of the main ingredients and 1/6 for the lemon juice result in a drink that is quite sweet, especially with modern 2:1 grenadine. It is uncertain what the brix of the original grenadine or pomegranate syrup was. The grenadine has been reduced to better suit contemporary ingredients. The resulting cocktail, which benefits from a touch of water to achieve proper dilution, is best suited as a spirituous, fruity after-dinner drink rather than an aperitif.

This recipe is adapted from a version published in The Washington Herald in 1915.