Ford Cocktail

Name: Ford Cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Old Tom Gin; 45 ml Dry Vermouth; Bénédictine; Orange Bitters; Orange Twist

From Hugo Ensslin's Recipes for Mixed Drinks, 1917.

Ingredients

Old Tom Gin45 ml

Dry Vermouth45 ml

Bénédictine

Orange Bitters

Orange Twist

Glassware

Coupe glass

Chilled.

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.

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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