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Gin · Intermediate

London Calling

A gin sour that has held its place on the Milk & Honey menu since 2002. Nothing to it, which is the point.

GlassCoupe
GarnishGrapefruit twist
6ozCoupe holds 6 oz of liquidStemmed, served up. The liquid is the whole drink.

Build

gin1 ¾ oz50 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Tio Pepe fino sherry⅜ oz10 ml¼ oz7.5 ml½ oz15 ml⅝ oz20 ml
fresh lemon juice½ oz15 ml¼ oz7.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml¾ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml
Simple Syrup½ oz15 ml¼ oz7.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml¾ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml
orange bitters2 dashes

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.

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Preparations

Simple Syrup20 minutessee method

Place 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan and bring it to boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove the pan from heat and let the syrup cool completely before using or storing.

Method

  1. Add everything to a shaker, fill it two-thirds with ice, and shake hard until cold.
  2. Strain into the coupe. Garnish with the grapefruit twist.

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