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Surf and Turf

Martini-style · Modern · Savoury (e.g. Bloody Mary)

4.2 16 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Gin
1/2 oz Old Tom gin
3/4 oz Dry vermouth
1/2 oz Manzanilla sherry
1/4 oz Orange Curaçao
1/12 oz Maraschino liqueur
1/24 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1 dash Absinthe
1 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Method

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of skewered caperberry.
  3. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Flavour profile

24.2% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 171 calories

History

Dry sherry provides a subtle salty 'surf' note for this Turf Club variation.

This recipe has undergone modifications in recent years. The original formulation included 1½ Old Tom gin, ¾ Dry vermouth, ½ Fino sherry, ¼ Orange curacao, 1 dash Aromatic bitters, and ½ chilled water.