Cocktail recipe

Old Friend

Glass
Coupe
Method
Shaken
Served
Up
Garnish
Grapefruit twist
Base
Gin
Old Friend in a coupe glass

Ingredients

  • Gin45 ml
  • Grapefruit juice22.5 ml
  • Campari15 ml
  • Elderflower liqueur10 ml

Method

Shake with ice and fine strain.

Flavour profile

StrengthMedium strength
LightBoozy
Sweet to sourLeans dry or sour
SweetSour or dry

Worked out from the ingredients and their proportions, after dilution: about 21.4% alcohol by volume. An estimate, not a lab reading.

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