Pince-Nez

Pince-Nes

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A variant of the Blackthorn, No. 4, created in 2024 by Jason E. Clapham at St. Edwards MCR, Oxford, England.

Ingredients

52.50 ml (1¾ oz) London Dry Gin
30 ml (1 oz) Dubonnet
7.50 ml (¼ oz) Kirschwasser
1 dash orange bitters
Lemon twist for garnish

Directions

Half-fill a mixing jug with ice.

Add all ingredients and stir until well-chilled.

Strain into a chilled coupe.

Express the oils from a lemon twist and use the twist as garnish.

Dubonnet Royal

Dubonnet Royal

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There are a few recipes for Dubonnet Royal, but we’ve opted for an old one which featured in the long out-of-print Café Royal Cocktail Book by W. J. Tarling piblished in 1937.

Ingredients

45 ml Dubonnet red
22.50 ml London dry gin
3 dashes aromatic bitters
1 dash absinthe
Maraschino cherry

Directions

Add ice to a mixing glass.

Add the first four ingredients to the mixing glass and stir for 20-30 seconds.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Top with a dash of absinthe and garnish with the maraschino cherry.

Chocolat a l'orange

Chocolat a l’orange

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Cognac with aromatised wine, rich orange liqueur and subtle chocolate flavours.

Ingredients

50 ml cognac
15 ml Dubonnet Red
10 ml Grand Marnier liqueur
1 dash chocolate bitters
1 whole cinnamon stick for garnish
1 fresh orange twist for garnish

Directions

Half fill a mixing jug with ice.

Add all liquid ingredients and stir.

Strain into a brandy balloon over a ball of ice.

Garnish with a cinnamon stick and orange twist.