CLASSIC · OLD TOM GIN

Ford Cocktail

Name: Ford Cocktail
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Old Tom Gin; 45 ml Dry Vermouth; Bénédictine; Orange Bitters; Orange Twist

Old Tom gin and dry vermouth in equal measure, seasoned with Bénédictine — a 1917 cocktail with a distinctly Victorian sweetness.

Ingredients

Old Tom Gin45 ml

Dry Vermouth45 ml

Bénédictine

Orange Bitters

Orange Twist

Glassware

Coupe glass

Chilled.

Coupe glasses, set of 4Ad

Flavor

Orange blossom · Juniper · Vanilla · Cardamom · Orange peel · Honey

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Chill a coupe glass.
2
Combine the Old Tom gin and dry vermouth in a mixing glass.
3
Add two dashes of Bénédictine and two dashes of orange bitters.
4
Add ice and stir for 25 seconds.
5
Strain into the chilled coupe and express an orange twist over the surface.

The kit for this drink

Glassware Stir and measure Prep and serve

From the Bartender

From Hugo Ensslin's Recipes for Mixed Drinks, 1917. It is a martini from before the martini got dry — Old Tom gin is lightly sweetened, and the whole drink sits in that older, gentler register.

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