Appetizer Cocktail

The Washington Post, January 7, 2009

• • Course: Beverage

Summary:

This wonderfully balanced recipe is a variation on the classic Dubonnet Cocktail, which famed drinks writer Crosby Gaige celebrates as one of 16 "Hall of Fame" cocktails.

Be sure to use Dubonnet Rouge (red), which is far superior to the Blonde (white).

1 serving

Ingredients:

• • Ice
• • 1 1/2 ounces gin
• • 1 1/2 ounces chilled Dubonnet Rouge
• • 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
• • 2 to 3 dashes Angostura bitters

Directions:

Fill a mixing glass two-thirds full with ice. Add the gin, Dubonnet Rouge, orange juice and bitters to taste; stir vigorously for 30 seconds.

Before pouring, place a cocktail strainer over the mixing glass and place a fine-mesh strainer over the cocktail (martini) glass, to strain both the ice and any orange pulp.

Recipe Source:

From Crosby Gaige's "Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion" (M. Barrows, 1941).

200 calories, n/a fat, n/a saturated fat, n/a cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 2g carbohydrates, n/a dietary fiber, n/a sugar, n/a protein.