Gin Blossom

Equal parts piney gin and floral bianco vermouth meet in a chilled coupe, lifted by a measure of dry apricot eau-de-vie and two dashes of orange bitters, with an expressed orange peel perfuming the surface. It drinks aromatic and faintly fruity yet bracingly dry — a Martini dressed up rather than sweetened.

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Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozGin
  • 1.5 ozBlanc Vermouth
  • 0.75 ozApricot Brandy
  • 2 dashOrange Bitters

Garnish: Orange Peel

Preparation

Stirred · Coupe · Up

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine gin, blanc vermouth, apricot eau-de-vie, and orange bitters in a mixing glass.

  2. 2.

    stir

    Add ice and stir until well chilled.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Fine strain into a chilled coupe.

  4. 4.

    express

    Express an orange peel over the surface.

  5. 5.

    garnish

    Drop or set the orange peel as garnish.

Origin

Bartender Julie Reiner created the Gin Blossom in 2008 to serve as the house Martini on the first menu of Clover Club, the bar she opened in Brooklyn. The recipe later appeared in her book The Craft Cocktail Party. At least one later printing swapped in dry vermouth, but Reiner's own specification calls for bianco, and that is the version other sources repeat.

Sources

Flavor Profile

herbal
41%
floral
37%
fruity
31%
sweet
28%
citrus
23%
body
22%
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