Army & Navy

Army & Navy
Yields1 Serving
Prep Time2 mins

A cocktail of unknown origin which first appeared in print in David A. Embury's The Fine Art of Mixing Cocktails (1948). It may have originated at The Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C.

This is not the original recipe from Embury, but a tweaked version from Simon Difford.

 60 ml dry gin
 22.50 ml freshly squeezed orange juice
 15 ml orgeat syrup
 2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1

Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

2

Add all ingredients and shake until well chilled.

3

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

4

Garnish with a twist of lemon.

[cocktail-ingredients]

Ingredients

 60 ml dry gin
 22.50 ml freshly squeezed orange juice
 15 ml orgeat syrup
 2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Directions

1

Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

2

Add all ingredients and shake until well chilled.

3

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

4

Garnish with a twist of lemon.

Army & Navy

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