Martini Cocktail 1888

Name: Martini Cocktail 1888
Ingredients: barspoon Classic Gum Syrup; 1 oz Old Tom style gin; 1 oz sweet vermouth; 2 dashes Bitter Truth Bogart bitters; dash dry curaçao or absinthe

From Liber & Co.

stirredcoupe

Ingredients

barspoonClassic Gum Syrup
1 ozOld Tom style gin
1 ozsweet vermouth
2 dashesBitter Truth Bogart bitters
dashdry curaçao or absinthe

Garnish: lemon twist

Preparation

1.
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice
2.
Stir 20 seconds and strain into a chilled coupe

Notes

The great Dale Degroff's interpretation of the great Harry Johnson's “Fancy Gin Cocktail,” the predecessor of the martini.